Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plankton are positively microscopic, but their importance to the planet is anything but. Unfortunately, they are now at risk due ...

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in 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 ...

Ocean scientists have been utilizing satellite technology to provide a clearer look at the plankton that form the foundation of aquatic ecosystems. What they're finding, according to The New York ...

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New ...

Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but there are some larger plankton, such as some types of jellyfish. Phytoplankton are ...

Phytoplankton are key players in the ocean carbon cycle. Comprised of a variety of microscopic photosynthesizing bacteria, algae, and other single-cell organisms, phytoplankton form the base of marine ...

Eukaryotic phytoplankton drive a decrease in primary production under ocean acidification. Credit: Dalin Shi Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and ...

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. Long bright days and rising temperatures have awakened the phytoplankton. The ...