Plankton refers to all organisms suspended in all types of waters (oceans, lakes, rivers and even groundwaters), including viruses, bacteria, insects, larval fish and jellyfish. Plankton come in many ...

In the waters of Kumejima Island, Japan, scientists have identified a new marine species: the skeleton panda sea squirt ...

A new study published in Nature Geoscience has revealed that the global ocean's chemical makeup is undergoing a transformation, with key nutrient ratios critical to marine life shifting away from the ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Vibrio vulnificus infections are rare, but about 20% of cases in the U.S. are deadly. Doctors explain the cause and symptoms.

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University has uncovered that certain ocean viruses—specifically RNA viruses—may ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

How can ocean viruses influence the global carbon cycle? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to ...

A planet more than 100 light years away from Earth could be "teeming with alien life" after the "strongest ever signs of ...