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

SAR11 bacteria dominate the world’s oceans by being incredibly efficient, shedding genes to survive in nutrient-poor waters.

Scientists have recently discovered a newly recognized and threatening ocean event: marine darkwaves. According to Science Daily, a marine darkwave is a sudden, intense period of underwater darkness.

A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...

New research suggests that earthquakes beneath Antarctica's Southern Ocean may enhance marine life by triggering nutrient-rich phytoplankton blooms.

Genomic analysis shows SAR11 bacteria, adapted to low-nutrient oceans, lack key cell cycle controls. As conditions change, ...

A striking phytoplankton bloom has encircled the Chatham Islands creating vivid green and blue swirls visible from space. The image released by NASA, was captured on January 10, 2026, by the VIIRS ...

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

Seaweed blooms have expanded by a staggering 13.4% a year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific, with the most ...

During the Antarctic winter, sea ice spreads and sunlight fades, leaving little visible change at the ocean surface. Deep below, however, earthquakes shake underwater ridges and stir mineral-rich ...