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Within the complex hierarchy of marine ecosystems, giant viruses are now being recognized as novel drivers of both ecological ...

In the ocean, this warm water acts like a cap that interrupts critical ecological processes. Normally, nutrients well up from the depths, providing food for the phytoplankton floating at the ...

Oregon State University. "Marine heat waves disrupt the ocean food web in the northeast Pacific Ocean." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 03 / 240313135613.htm (accessed June ...

Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web. Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.

Areas near the poles are turning greener, while spots closer to the equator are getting bluer, researchers say.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of L.A. was a dumping ground for the nation's largest manufacturer of the pesticide DDT — a chemical now known to harm humans and wildlife ...

Study shows the potential consequences of climate change for the ocean food web As the climate gets hotter, animals and plants are moving because it is harder to survive where they live. One of ...

Sinking forests of algae bring food to the deep ocean. Surprisingly, these isopods can be seen carrying something more common on the ocean's surface: large pieces of Sargassum algae.

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2003 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

Scientists have found DDT in zooplankton and deep-sea fish off the coast of L.A., indicating the toxic chemical might be infiltrating the base of the food web.