A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...

Blooms of coccolithophores can also be beneficial for the local environment. For example, their calcium carbonate scales can ...

Single-cell plants called phytoplankton have a surprising way of remembering conditions in the past to help jump-start their growth in the future, but no one is sure exactly how they do this ...

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research. Satellite data shows that ocean waters are getting ...

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 ...

Phytoplankton are vitally important to the way oceans — and the world — work. The microscopic algae form the base of the marine food web and are responsible for producing much of the world’s ...

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2003 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

Phytoplankton are microscopic organisms that live in watery environments – and they make their own food, using sunlight and dissolved nutrients. "When conditions are right, phytoplankton ...

Phytoplankton's Contribution to Global Warming. That humans have done serious damage to the world's oceans is hardly a new finding. Over-fishing is an acute problem for several species with ...

A surface phytoplankton bloom in the Ross Sea in Antarctica captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on Jan. 11 2011. New research suggests blooms like this may also exist further beneath the surface in ...

A phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Iceland, as observed from space. NASA . Using the oceans to combat climate change has become a much-discussed topic among climate scientists in recent years ...

"Phytoplankton blooms can be really beneficial," said study co-author Don Anderson who leads the U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.