Lorayne Meltzer has lived along the Gulf of California for 30 years. As an ecologist and director of a binational field ...

Spring is in the air, at last. Perhaps more miraculous — certainly more useful, existentially speaking — these phytoplankton ...

The amount of marine life off north-east Greenland could expand by more than a quarter, according to new research.

Tuna is awash in helpful nutrients like iron and omega-3 fatty acids—not to mention delicious in sushi, salads, and ...

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic level consumers. A research group examined terrestrial reliance of 19 ...

Beneath Sri Lanka’s serene waters, a pearl oyster cherished her pearl, living in harmony. But disaster struck when a blazing ...

Joondalup (Australia), Apr 11 (The Conversation) Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you’ll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents, feeding on tiny plankton ...

Stranding response conducted under a Stranding Agreement between HSWRI and NOAA Fisheries. Scientists in Florida have linked shading from a major phytoplankton bloom in 2011 to the loss of key ...

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 ...

Salps are zooplankton, which the Environmental Protection Agency calls “the animals of the planktonic community.” While phytoplankton produce energy from the sun, zooplankton consume their energy.

“Upwelling brings lots of nutrients, and lots of nutrients bring phytoplankton and zooplankton.” Bright blue Velellas wash ashore on a beach in Sardinia, Italy, in 2024. Margherita Bassi ...