Tag: Phytoplankton
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Iron Resolve
An international team of scientists, including Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining, is calling for a new generation of carefully designed ocean iron fertilization…
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Boom to Bloom
If you had to choose one instrument to observe microscopic marine life, would a satellite come to mind? Perhaps not. But when you’re studying the…
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Carnegie Mellon University: Ocean Winds and Tides Bring New Data
Carnegie Mellon University recently highlighted a collaboration between Bigelow Laboratory and their Chemical Engineering department. The team is is unraveling the complex chemical reactions at…
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Co-Co-Co! ❄️
‘Tis the 🌊SEA-son to get festive with a brand-new Bigelow Laboratory coccolithophore ornament! Now available in the online shop, this ornament features our logo on…
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On Cloud Nine
Tiny, floating particles in the atmosphere called aerosols are a key ingredient for forming clouds. They’re also one of the big unknowns in climate models.…
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#MicroMonday: Happy Planksgiving
Thanksgiving is about coming together with those who are most important to us. For marine scientists, few organisms matter more than plankton. This #MicroMonday, Bigelow…
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Happy International Coccolithophore Day!
Here at Bigelow Laboratory, we’re big fans of coccolithophores, the single-celled marine phytoplankton you see here. They’ve been working without recognition for millions of years,…
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Surprisingly Chill Coccolithophores
A team of researchers, led by Senior Research Scientist Emeritus Barney Balch, has published new research helping illuminate some of the mysteries of the remote…