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Phytoplankton is an important component of the food-web and is predated by a wide variety of aquatic organisms, such as water ...

Nikon has revealed the winners of the 15th annual Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition. The contest recognizes the most dynamic microscopic movies or digital time-lapse photography each year.

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The Arctic Ocean, once locked in a vault of thick, old ice, now is transforming at lightspeed. Temperatures there are ...

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's ...

Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

Could toxic algae be nudging marine mammals—and perhaps humans—toward cognitive collapse? Dolphins keep turning up on Florida ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the ...

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

Back for 2025, Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition highlights the complexities of our world beyond the naked eye ...

Researchers have developed a light-emitting sugar probe that exposes how marine microbes break down complex carbohydrates.