Researchers have successfully revived dormant algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea nearly 7,000 years ago.

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...

Based on these reconstructions, we calculated the amount of CO₂ released from the polar Southern Ocean during the last ...

This is the story of how a group of international scientists solved a remarkable microscopic riddle ... kept finding the same ...

“It’s like seeing all the flowers of the ocean.” These flowers are phytoplankton ... above the planet’s surface could make out microscopic organisms. But different phytoplankton have ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

A spectacular burst of color visible from space is drawing global attention—not for its beauty, but for the warning it ...

Professor On Shun Pak and his team of student researchers use microrobots to model the swimming motion of bacteria in the ...