LA JOLLALA JOLLA — Validating a 50-year-old hypothesis, scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering in La Jolla say they ...

Southern California's coast has taken on an unusual appearance in recent days. Every night, the water gets a "beautiful blue glow." Videos from the coastline show dolphins jumping through glowing ...

Bioluminescent waves have been putting on dazzling light shows along the coastline of California recently, from Baja to Los Angeles. While most of the footage of the natural phenomenon has been ...

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab ...

Eukaryotic plankton are an essential and highly diverse component of marine ecosystems. A research team has established their global geographic distribution using DNA data and a probabilistic model.

Plankton are an incredibly important part of the ocean. Phytoplanton form the base of the marine food web and zooplankton include an incredible variety of organisms, from curious critters called ...

Nearly century-old studies of marine plankton and the rise of manmade chemicals found in the ocean could be used to measure the impact on human activity on ecosystem health as well as study chronic ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Microscopic plankton are at the heart of the ocean’s food chain ...