In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for ...

is one of the most important marine ecosystems on Earth. The colder waters nurture massive blooms of phytoplankton, ...

(Additionally, organisms that feed on phytoplankton also ingest large quantities of the microplastics.) Where plankton suffers, so does the entire ocean food chain. When environmenmental ...

Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...

Phytoplankton form the foundation of the marine food chain, and climate change is shaking that foundation. And while marine life depends on phytoplankton, sometimes it can create harmful blooms.

How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...

They stimulate production of microscopic marine algae, or phytoplankton, which form the base of many marine food chains. Phytoplankton, via photosynthesis, convert chlorophyll, sunlight, and a variety ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon storage and oxygen generation. Some of these ecosystems are under threat; others remain unexplored. Understanding how key players such as whales ...