Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean ...

Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, ...

New technologies are helping to reveal hidden oil spills, speed up the discovery of new species and uncover the impact of ...

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

A year ago, NASA launched a satellite that provided the most detailed view yet of the diversity and distribution of ...

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe.

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

Tourists to Antarctica are fueling research on some of the tiniest, most influential organisms on Earth: phytoplankton. These ...

Researchers at Boston University have found that microplastics (MPs) provide an ideal platform for bacteria to form ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...