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What may be the smallest and most abundant organisms on earth. Microscopic phytoplankton are the base of the food chain on which much ocean life depends. Both processes are only partially understood, yet they each have farreaching effects on Ocean Systems and ultimately on the habitability of our planet for human life. Fertilized by the upwelling of a cold, nutrientrich current, the coastal waters of peru and ecuador bring an abundant and dependable harvest to the fishermen of south america. But, mysteriously, every few years, this cold current is replaced by warm waters severely depleting the...

Triggers el nino events affecting storm tracks, rainfall, and temperatures across the globe. On a quieter but no less important scale, the tropical oceans are teeming with what may be the smallest and most abundant organisms on earth. Microscopic phytoplankton are the base of the food chain on which much ocean life depends. Both processes are only partially understood, yet they each have farreaching effects on Ocean Systems and ultimately on the habitability of our planet for human life. Fertilized by the upwelling of a cold, nutrientrich current, the coastal waters of peru and ecuador bring a...

Understood, yet they each have farreaching effects on Ocean Systems and ultimately on the habitability of our planet for human life. Fertilized by the upwelling of a cold, nutrientrich current, the coastal waters of peru and ecuador bring an abundant and dependable harvest to the fishermen of south america. But, mysteriously, every few years, this cold current is replaced by warm waters severely depleting the fish population. This warmer current appearing usually around christmas time became known as el nino, or the christ child. But what the fishermen didnt know was that the local phenomenon ...

Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems.

Known as the Great Oxygenation Event, Earth froze over as oxygen accumulated in our atmosphere, nearly driving all life extinct.