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Emmanuel Boss, Ph.D., University of Maine For 50 days during the 2026 Austral summer (January to March), the PlanktoSpace team of 18 scientists, crew members, and…
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A vibrant display of phytoplankton encircled the remote New Zealand islands.
Vivid green blooms form, drift, and fade in Hartbeespoortdam reservoir over the course of a year.
Rounding out a remarkable year, the outback lake displayed distinct green and reddish water in its two main bays.
One of NASA’s newest Earth-observing sensors extends and improves the continuous measurement of light-harvesting pigments in ocean surface waters.
An explosion in the numbers of cyanobacteria transformed the Baltic Sea into a swirling canvas of green in summer 2025.
A type of phytoplankton called coccolithophores, less common in waters off New England since around 2010, made an impressive appearance…
Phytoplankton imparted brilliant blues and greens to North Sea waters near the Scottish archipelago in June 2025.
