Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s ...

A new study finds that phytoplankton blooms, often seen near the separation point of western boundary currents, are supported ...

Though phytoplankton give the Hudson River a potentially unappealing greenish color, their presence indicates a healthy ecosystem. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look ...

The 2018 eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii island sparked the largest open-ocean phytoplankton bloom ever recorded in the North ...

Kilauea ash (top) was deposited where the bloom occurred. Credit: W. Cheah.

A new study by an international team of researchers revealed that a rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in the summer of 2018 was prompted by ash ...