Clean and safe lake water is an important part of the Finnish identity. In recent decades, interest in the condition of lake ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

Some plankton combine calcium and dissolved carbonates ... Nutrient circulation Phytoplankton, like land plants, require nutrients such as nitrate or calcium. They also need iron, which is scarce ...

A new study found that microbes in the Sargasso Sea divide nutrients throughout their communities over time, supporting ...

Though phytoplankton give the Hudson River a potentially unappealing greenish color, their presence indicates a healthy ...

The oceans teem with photosynthesizing bacteria, tiny-tailed dinoflagellates gobbling other plankton, algae surrounded by ...

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

In the chilly waters off the Northern California coast, palm-sized sea creatures known as Velella velella float along the ...