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 ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents, feeding on tiny plankton from the water column. For decades, scientists ...

A pair of papers in the journal Nature shows how plankton are struggling to survive in warming seas. They drift aimlessly at sea, soaking up sunlight from the sky and nutrients from the deep. Often ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a rare isotope in microscopic fossils, offering fresh evidence that ocean ecosystems may be more resilient than once feared. In a new study co-led by Patrick Rafter ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2025) – A team of scientists has uncovered a rare isotope in microscopic fossils, offering fresh evidence that ocean ecosystems may be more resilient than once feared. In a new ...