Many phytoplankton are microscopic, and they range from single-celled algae to bacteria to protists, which aren’t plants or animals. One thing they all have in common: They require sunlight.

Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal ...

Did you know that there is a war underway each summer in our lakes for nutrients and light? This war is between plants and ...

Residents in southern China report algae blanketing beaches as experts warn of increasing pollution, health hazards, and ...

After studying the organism's fossils, Harvey realized they have similarities with modern green algae that live floating in the plankton of ponds and lakes. “The fossils have the same sort of ...

Carbon dioxide also dissolves in seawater, where it is absorbed by seagrasses and algae. Seagrasses, which are plants adapted to live in the sea, are different from kelp and other algae in that ...