In the vast plume of the Amazon River, microscopic algae adopt a surprisingly flexible survival strategy: They combine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study shows that researchers can tweak a natural process to increase the amount of carbon that reaches the ocean floor and the ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

Plankton are tiny, microscopic marine organisms that represent the very bottom of the food chain. Some are photosynthetic and ...

Text by Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason / Hakai Magazine, Photos by Hakai Institute Published May 25, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a ...

EASTON — The microscopic world of plankton is on tap at Chesapeake Forum April 19 when James Pierson, Ph.D., introduces participants to the tiny creatures that make up a critical part of the ...

The once famously clear water of California’s Lake Tahoe appears to be on the rebound. In late 2022, the lake was clear to a depth of 81 feet, almost 20 feet deeper than in 2021, according to a report ...

The Mediterranean Sea is rapidly changing under ongoing climate change. In the eastern basin, tropicalization is already well documented and driven by a combination of strong warming and the influx of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become ...