A new study by researchers at Portland State University and the University of Washington has discovered that exposure to ...

Ecosystems face a combination of stressors that can interact in complex ways, leading to either synergistic (amplifying) or ...

Primordial supernovae got the ball rolling a quick hundred million years or so after the start of the universe.

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

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

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

A new study explores how surface coatings influence water absorption and selectivity in metal–organic nanotubes, offering ...

Microscopic plants - phytoplankton - in the region also absorb the most planet-warming carbon dioxide, which is, like the warmer water, carried deep into the oceans and stored there. A recent ...

In addition, conducting surveys across KC enables us to compare phytoplankton–bacteria interactions under ... and we suspected that the vertical shear/mixing between the two abovementioned water ...

A year ago, NASA launched a satellite that provided the most detailed view yet of the diversity and distribution of phytoplankton. Its insights should help scientists understand the changing ...

These discolorations are likely due to the presence of sulfur, which, when mixed with water, gives the plumes a greenish hue. This underwater activity has varied effects on marine ecosystems, ...