It uncovered how some microscopic single-celled organisms that are too light to sink beyond 100 meters or so—like phytoplankton and bacteria—end up going deeper into the ocean where there's ...

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

The flux of carbon to the deep ocean can be measured directly by collecting sinking particles (living and dead microscopic organisms, faecal matter) in sediment traps, and indirectly using ...

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

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.

“We were chasing this organism from a piece of DNA for a long time ... and it’s responsible for pumping significant amounts of nitrogen into the global ocean. Solving this microscopic riddle took ...