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 ...

"The big mystery about plankton is what controls its distribution and abundance, and what conditions lead to big plankton blooms," said Dennis McGillicuddy, Senior Scientist and Department Chair in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There’s a long-standing conundrum in ecology called the paradox of the plankton. Famously articulated by ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson in 1961, the paradox explores how odd it is that there are ...

We know that plankton are too small and weak to swim on their own, so how do these little drifters get to where they need to go? Seeking answers to this question along with other insights about our ...

SpongeBob SquarePants antagonist Plankton is finally claiming the spotlight with his own Netflix movie, which will debut in 2025. Netflix dropped a first-look image at Plankton: The Movie on X/Twitter ...

When Does Plankton: The Movie Come Out? Plankton: The Movie will be releasing worldwide with Netflix beginning on March 7th. Featuring Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller as executive producers, ...

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