The loss of this red plankton would weaken almost all predators at the top levels of the food chain. NASA are tracking ...

Plankton are positively microscopic, but their importance to the planet is anything but. Unfortunately, they are now at risk due to oceans that are becoming warmer and more acidic, and that could mean ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton ...

Underwater earthquakes can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean life and carbon ...

Researchers used a group of self-operating robots to measure and estimate the amount of phytoplankton worldwide. The process was done by taking optical measurements that provide detailed information ...

Understanding plankton is essential to studying how ocean life is sustained. tonaquatic/iStock This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ...

Scientists at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory found evidence that large portions of the world’s ...

Plankton play a central role in a climate process that scientists now say may behave more aggressively than once thought. As ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...

Learn more about the large phytoplankton bloom that occurs each year in a “biological desert.” ...