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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Toxic algae blooms have plagued popular beaches and rivers in the past. Over the last several years, toxic algae in Lady Bird Lake has made the water unsafe and has been responsible ...

They drift aimlessly at sea, soaking up sunlight from the sky and nutrients from the deep. Often invisible to the naked eye, these tiny invertebrates form the hidden backbone of ocean ecosystems.

Behind closed doors at the Shedd Aquarium, green, orange and red water bubbles and gurgles in carefully organized jars and vats up to 5 feet high. In this water, microscopic organisms live, thrive and ...

Sheldon J. Plankton's quarter-century of scheming to steal the recipe for delicious Krabby Patties finally comes to fruition, ...

Mining the seafloor for valuable metals could send dangerous ripples through ocean food webs. Tiny floating plankton, the base of the food web, can accidentally ingest particles of sediment kicked up ...

Reading the science headlines this week, we have A LOT of questions. Why are more animals than just humans saddled — er, blessed — with vocal fry? Why should we care if 8 million year old plankton ...