After the asteroid smashed into Earth around 66 million years ago, it didn't take life that long to rebound, a new study ...

A new study suggests the world's oxygen-depleted seas may have a chance of returning to higher oxygen concentrations in the ...

Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that ...

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They drift aimlessly at sea, soaking up sunlight from the sky and nutrients from the deep. Often invisible to the naked eye, these tiny invertebrates form the hidden backbone of ocean ecosystems.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Microscopic plankton are at the heart of the ocean’s food chain ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

One might have been beneath the ferry that you took to France. Another could have been beneath the boat that carried the banana you ate for lunch from the Caribbean. Right now, too, somewhere in the ...