The base of the estuarine food web is phytoplankton – microscopic, floating, single-celled organisms drifting on the currents (“phyto” meaning...
To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?
Photo: The Great Barrier Reef, Northern Queensland, Australia Rivers deliver sediment from land to the ocean. This sediment contains nutrients...
Glacier depth affects plankton blooms off Greenland:
Study shows complex connection between meltwater discharge and nutrient input — ScienceDaily Summary: The unusual timing of highly-productive summer plankton...
A marine phytoplankton virus affects cloud formation
Photo: the phytoplankton species Emiliana huxleyi, coming soon to a cloud near you. A species of marine phytoplankton that explodes...
Proving Terrible For the Marine Life: Microplastics
A seemingly harmless arts and craft material, glitter has been a part of fun Do It Yourself projects, an intricate...