Plankton are positively microscopic, but their importance to the planet is anything but. Unfortunately, they are now at risk due to oceans that are becoming warmer and more acidic, and that could mean ...

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab ...

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

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Microscopic algae called coccolithophores are vital for Earth's climate, removing carbon, producing oxygen, and supporting the marine food web. Scientists worldwide are studying them to understand ...

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Plankton are positively microscopic, but their ...

By analyzing rare nitrogen isotopes in 5-million-year-old plankton fossils, researchers reconstructed past Pacific Ocean conditions to ...