Rising ocean heatwaves disrupt marine ecosystems, threatening phytoplankton blooms, food chains, and carbon storage.

Circular ocean currents, called “eddies,” play an important role in supplying nutrients for marine life and can stimulate ...

They stimulate production of microscopic marine algae, or phytoplankton, which form the base of many ... at the local scale where such fertilization benefits are realized, the impacts may be ...

Marine phytoplankton are fundamental to Earth’s ecology and biogeochemistry. Our understanding of the large-scale dynamics of phytoplankton biomass has greatly benefited from, and is largely ...

However, not much is known about how single-celled phytoplankton–most of which ... column,” study co-author and Stanford University marine biologist and bioengineer Manu Prakash said in ...

About 346 million tonnes or around 250 million elephants. Using data from BGC-Argo floats, scientists have mapped the global ...

These unique, hands-on programs for teens who are interested in marine science are truly in a class by themselves.

The spectacle, often caused by a bloom of bioluminescent phytoplankton ... This phenomenon is primarily observed in marine animals but can also occur in some terrestrial and freshwater species.

Fisheries and Marine Sciences, University of Bangka Belitung, 33172, Indonesia Effluent waste generated from the intensive production of vannamei shrimp is known to play an essential role in ...

A study by the UPV/EHU's Department of Plant Biology and Ecology has evaluated the response of Urdaibai estuary phytoplankton to the changes brought about after the closing-down of the Gernika ...

More information: Adam C. Stoer et al, Carbon-centric dynamics of Earth's marine phytoplankton, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405354121 ...