That's what a new area of science called ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) promises. It's a solution inspired by ...

One day my marine biology professor had us all read a paper proposing the idea of fertilizing the ocean using iron to create phytoplankton blooms to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat ...

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food ...

Scientists created a tool to study individual phytoplankton, helping predict climate effects and ocean health changes.

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

A CSIR study analysing 26 years of satellite data reveals how ocean warming is significantly reducing ocean productivity ...

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising temperatures are once again causing the world’s oceans to turn green.

Seamounts attract sharks and marine predators, with 41 times more sharks than open waters. These mountains act as social hubs ...

Choanoflagellates envelop and digest still smaller cells. Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators to consume plant-like ...

As crews work to remove potentially hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, ...