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Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado's largest…

Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer…

Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

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.


