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 ...

Until now, we thought the packed sea ice of the Southern Ocean blocked all light from reaching the sea beneath, preventing phytoplankton — tiny algae which are the base of aquatic food webs — from ...

LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean's surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world's coastlines, according to new ...

Large phytoplankton blooms north of the Hawaiian Islands have been seen in satellite imagery as vast swirls of color nearly every summer, but their origin and ecosystem dynamics have remained ...

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 ...

Plankton, found in lakes, oceans, steams, and rivers, are the lungs of the planet.

Phytoplankton blooms are most common in California from early spring to late summer, when sunlight and calmer conditions promote growth. Historic examples, like a 2015 purple wave event in Oregon, ...

Purple waves at Point Reyes were likely from a phytoplankton bloom. Avoid discolored water and keep pets away.

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 ...