Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This noble necklace worm, laden with eggs, will eventually release her developed larvae into the water column as plankton. (Photo ...

Zooplankton are already emerging as a major biological pathway for microplastics to transport through marine ecosystems. With over 125 trillion microplastic particles estimated to have accumulated in ...

A new study suggests the world's oxygen-depleted seas may have a chance of returning to higher oxygen concentrations in the ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

An assemblage showing the diversity of different zooplankton species from around the world. Credit: Credit: Hannah Gossner, BIOS/UNH Every day, as the sun sets, billions of small animals make their ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

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 ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Text by Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason / Hakai Magazine, Photos by Hakai Institute Published May 25, 2024 12:00 PM EDT This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication ...