Plankton form the basis of the food web in oceans and new research shows that the level of phytoplankton in Rhode Island’s ...

The diversity patterns are taxon-specific and fluctuate seasonally. - Multiple taxa should be included in the biomonitoring ...

On average, phytoplankton are only five to 10 percent heavier than seawater. This means if they want to remain at the surface ...

New experimental evidence suggests destructive, ‘jumping’ silver carp are deterred by Chicago-area water pollution.

Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the ...

Taking in seawater while filtering out dense salts lets unicellular phytoplankton migrate tens of meters vertically toward sunnier seas.

Researchers have discovered that the bioluminescent phytoplankton Pyrocystis noctiluca can rapidly inflate, allowing them to ...

A study links an unusual plankton bloom off the coast of Madagascar ... drought-stricken Southern Africa caused a bloom of marine phytoplankton off the southeast Madagascar coast from November ...

Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton ...

Microscopic plankton are at the heart of the ocean’s food chain, feeding much bigger animals like whales.However, not much is known about how single-celled phytoplankton–most of which don’t ...