Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding ...

“Marine biologists today note, almost everywhere, a decline in plankton biodiversity,” Mollo says in another interview. “When this diversity decreases, that of the zooplankton which feeds on it ...

Make your salad dressings colorful and healthy by adding phytoplankton powder. Just mix one teaspoon of phytoplankton powder ...

The Continuous Plankton Recorder device is towed in surface waters and occupies a similar space to a marine mammal. It has been used to monitor the oceans since 1931 ...

Whale sharks use both natural and artificial underwater features, such as seamounts and oil platforms, as stepping stones in ...

Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans.

Dartmouth researchers say zooplankton could help bury carbon in the ocean. The key to that process? Sprinkling clay dust on ...

Ocean acidification strips seawater of the materials that marine animals — such as corals, plankton and shellfish — use to build their shells and skeletons. This can stunt growth or cause deformations ...

It's lots and lots of plankton! Plankton is made up of tiny plants and animals. These plants are at the beginning of most of the ocean's food chains. Look! A right whale having its dinner.