Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a rare isotope in microscopic fossils, offering fresh evidence that ocean ecosystems may ...

A recent study has made microscopic fossils messengers from a warmer world, showing that the tropical Pacific Ocean could be ...

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.

A large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that are currently being released into the atmosphere by human activities ...

Gulf of Alaska ocean heatwaves reshaped plankton and slowed the water’s carbon pump, trapping carbon near the surface instead ...

Ocean oxygen loss, not just mercury pollution, can trigger toxic methylmercury blooms that threaten marine life and seafood ...

Marine heatwaves can jam the ocean’s natural carbon conveyor belt, preventing carbon from reaching the deep sea. Researchers ...