Blooms of coccolithophores can also be beneficial for the local environment. For example, their calcium carbonate scales can ...

For thousands of years, writers have come up with increasingly creative ways to describe the “wine-dark sea.” But a new study ...

[email protected] drop of seawater drawn by desalination plants or power stations comes at an invisible cost ...

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 ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...

NASA Ames research scientist Kristina Pistone monitors instrument data while onboard the Twin Otter aircraft, flying over ...

Forest fires have historically been viewed as catastrophic events. Thanks to climate change, forest fires are now a threat ...

Zooplankton like copepods aren’t just fish food—they’re carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has changed over the past ...

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...