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A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Unlike trees, phytoplankton only live for about 20 days. And when they die, bacteria in the ocean eat them. “So as a result, essentially all the carbon that the phytoplankton have taken in gets ...

Methanotrophic Bacteria Methanotrophs might be small, but they pack a powerful punch when it comes to turning methane, a ...

When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute ...