One of the hardest-working organisms in the ocean is the tiny, emerald-tinged Prochlorococcus marinus. These single-celled ...

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Satellite images from late December 2024 revealed a stunning phytoplankton bloom off the Patagonian Shelf, illustrating the ...

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On January 11, 2025, a team of researchers from the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds, along with other ...

Discover how diatoms, a vital group of phytoplankton, use built-in light sensors called phytochromes to navigate turbulent ...

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Kiel. The ocean is vital for oxygen, food supply, and carbon storage. At its core is phytoplankton - microscopic algae that produce biomass through photosynthesis, using nutrients, CO2, and sunlight.

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth.  New research outlines their essential ...

An austral spring 2024, a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of ... 2024, allowing the OCI (Ocean Color Instrument) on NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite to capture ...