ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for ...
New research led by the CSIR has uncovered a troubling global trend – a significant decline in ocean productivity over the ...
Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...
The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.
Across the tree of life, human activities are accelerating declines in biological species diversity, from deserts to oceans ...
A recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have ...
A new study reveals a troubling decline in ocean productivity, posing serious threats to fisheries and the planet’s climate ...
Of 15 global Earth system models of how climate change will impact oceans, those that project a future decline in primary ...
Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...