Phytoplankton use sunlight to make energy and nearly half the oxygen we breathe, a new tool improves our ability to measure how individual phytoplankton cells are using energy ROCKVILLE, MD – ...

Phytoplankton, tiny photosynthetic organisms in the ocean, play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle and influence Earth's climate. A new study reveals how variations in the physiology of ...

Researchers have discovered dozens of new types of microscopic phytoplankton in Bermuda’s waters as part of a new study. According to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Currents newsletter, the ...

The world always forgets the little guy. But art remembers. Diego Rivera gave working people their due in his populist murals; Signac and Seurat brought the dot to prominence in pointillism and ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Microscopic plankton are at the heart of the ocean’s food chain ...

Armor-plated marine microbes surprised scientists a few years ago by recovering their shell-building prowess in levels of ocean acidification expected under future climate change. But those gains were ...

URI researchers say that in the last 50 years, levels of phytoplankton – tiny plants that are the foundation of the marine food chain – are down by 50% in Narragansett Bay. Through photosynthesis, ...

Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet. They’re named for the Greek word planktos, meaning to drift or ...