Microscopic plant-like organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in shallow waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer. Sunlight and warm temperatures in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolphins are starving to death in Florida. Scientists say a plankton bloom is to blame Florida dolphins are starving to death ...

Red tides regularly make headlines in California, drawing attention for both their potential risks and eye-catching displays ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web. For decades, scientists have attributed ...

Despite its cold waters and harsh winds, the North Sea is a fertile basin for phytoplankton blooms. The drifting, plantlike organisms tend to be most abundant in late spring and early summer due to ...

Phytoplankton grow constantly and just about anywhere there are open, sunlit patches of ocean. When conditions are right, the growth of these microscopic cells can blossom to scales that are visible ...

The research team recovers a sediment trap from the back deck of the ship to capture sinking particles. Large phytoplankton blooms north of the Hawaiian Islands have been seen in satellite imagery as ...

Southern California's coast has taken on an unusual appearance in recent days. Every night, the water gets a "beautiful blue glow." Videos from the coastline show dolphins jumping through glowing ...

On summer nights, the waters off the coast of Western Washington glow brighter than usual. The reason for the stunning sight is a natural phenomenon: electric blue, bioluminescent plankton. The Salish ...

When the Kīlauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a plume nearly five miles high. A new study by an international team of researchers revealed ...

The study of phytoplankton dynamics and algal bloom modelling has become increasingly significant in understanding aquatic ecosystems. Current research combines mathematical modelling with ecological ...

Although these microscopic organisms are among the ocean’s smallest, their “blooms” are often visible from space. Phytoplankton are critical to making the planet livable and contribute to the global ...