Plankton collected by the Tara expedition in the Pacific Ocean with a 0.1 mm mesh net: a mixture of multicellular organisms and single-cell protists (Image: Christian Sardet/CNRS/Tara ...

The Southern Ocean—vast, boundless waters surrounding Antarctica—plays an outsized role in global climate, largely thanks to tiny drifting organisms called plankton that soak up carbon. Reporting in ...

The gut is responsible for more than digestion and is often described as the body's "second brain." Research in recent years has highlighted associations between the gut microbiome and everyday ...

The discovery of vast numbers of previously unknown microbial genes in Antarctic waters could improve understanding of how the ocean shapes Earth’s climate.

Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense ...