The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms, and phytoplankton, which are plantlike. (Other forms of plankton include bacterial and fungal.

A spectacular burst of color visible from space is drawing global attention—not for its beauty, but for the warning it ...

In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...

Phytoplankton: Planktonic organisms that are autotrophic and thus generate chemical energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. Phytoplankton bloom: When environmental conditions improve ...

A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans.

Winter brought a colder and icier season to the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, which saw a near-complete ice cover in ...

The liquid plume then stimulates phytoplankton growth, attracting fish and other organisms in a phenomenon known as the “whale pump”. Crustaceans and fish transport carbon and nutrients by ...

The correlation between declining eukaryotic phytoplankton populations and decreased primary production suggests that these organisms are key drivers of carbon fixation in nutrient-poor regions.

It seemed to Hoppe that any phytoplankton able to get an earlier start than the competition could have a more successful summer. This led her to wonder when, precisely, the organisms could respond ...

Many organisms, from bacteria to mammals ... This also applies to phytoplankton, microscopically small plants that live in the water and photosynthesize. Their dormant stages sink to the bottom ...