Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

NASA satellites captured huge green-blue ocean rings near New Zealand’s Chatham Islands which was caused by seasonal phytoplankton blooms. This attracts wildlife and reveal the ocean’s hidden ...

Researchers have consistently tracked a recurring bloom near Antarctica that reliably appears each summer, yet varies ...

A striking phytoplankton bloom has encircled the Chatham Islands creating vivid green and blue swirls visible from space. The ...

Each summer, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica turns a brighter shade of green. Vast blooms of phytoplankton ...

Blooming seas were recorded around the Chatham Islands in January 2026, after satellite images showed large swirls of colour spreading across the Paci.

Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be ...

When an underwater earthquake rattles deep below Antarctica’s icy waters, the motion may set off a chain reaction that causes tiny organisms called phytoplankton to rapidly multiply at the ocean ...

Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of ...

Just as Earth's skies can be darkened by cloud and smog, the oceans too can be shrouded in darkness. These prolonged periods ...

New research featured on Nature Climate Change reveals ocean fronts are places where different water masses meet, usually ...

After months of conversations with people who live from the sea – or live with the consequences of how it’s managed – one ...