It may sound strange, but whale excrement plays a critical role in fertilizing the ocean! Packed with iron and essential ...

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe.

Scientists created a tool to study individual phytoplankton, helping predict climate effects and ocean health changes.

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Projections of our future under climate change paint a picture of extreme weather and acidified oceans, a world many of today ...

ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

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The weekend saw the Super Bowl LIX tournament take place. And, while the main aspect is the sports match itself, another aspect to it is the ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

Plankton: The Movie, an animated musical comedy based on the SpongeBob SquarePants series, is directed by Dave Needham and ...

The latest SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff film stars Plankton as he is forced to save Bikini Bottom and the world from total destruction.