Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...

A hidden pigment helps ocean algae harness sunlight without getting burned—and it may hold clues for better solar tech.

A study in Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely tracked marine algae growth ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s ice and ...

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A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth’s climate, new research has discovered. The findings of the study by the ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that when iron is scarce, phytoplankton waste energy and photosynthesis falters.

LOS ANGELES - The world's phytoplankton appears to have been disappearing at a rate of about 1 percent a year for the past century, researchers announced Wednesday, a disturbing long-term trend for ...

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing ...

It's weird, all right. We found out what's going on. You go on a beach trip or look out the airplane window, and you do a double take. You could swear the ocean is looking a bit teal. Are you ...