They are a type of microscopic algae that form the base of the ocean food web. When these organisms die, their glass-like shells settle onto the seafloor, where silica continues to transform over time ...

New research found that sediments emptied into the waters of Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, by Aialik Glacier were more dense in bioavailable micronutrients than sediments reaching the fjords ...

Nowhere in the ocean is now left untouched by a type of "forever chemicals" called "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances," known simply as PFAS. Our new research shows PFAS contaminate a far wider ...

Frédérik Saltré receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Emma Betty, Karen A Stockin, and Katharina J. Peters do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

Several UC San Diego-led projects take a closer look at the safety and sustainability of seafood. Amina Schartup is interested in how mercury accumulates in the ocean food chain and onto our plates.

This study, conducted at MIT and the University of Georgia, found most phytoplankton species sink faster when nutrients are scarce The reason for increased sinking varies by species—some become denser ...