Tag: Phytoplankton

  • Co-Co-Co! ❄️

    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

    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

    #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!

    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

    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…

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