A major red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California in the spring of 2020, resulting in dazzling displays of bioluminescence along the coast. The spectacle was caused by exceedingly high ...

Study by La Jolla scientists shows how strong-swimming plankton create red tides ‘The Michael Phelps of plankton’ can swim vertically and quickly between sunlight at the ocean surface and ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in size and live in aquatic environments, but human lives are intricately ...

Plankton are the backbone of the ocean — and may struggle with what’s coming. A pair of papers in the journal Nature shows how plankton are struggling to survive in warming seas.

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While ...

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