What Is Phytoplankton?

A tale of tiny green creatures

A variety of zooplanktons

Have you ever smelled the ocean? A lot what you smell actually comes from lots and lots of tiny plants floating around in the water. These plants are called phytoplankton. The ‘phyto’ part of the word refers to plant and ‘plankton’ means drifter.     Just beneath the ocean’s mirrored surface, […]

What Is Phytoplankton?

A tale of tiny green creatures

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Have you ever smelled the ocean? A lot what you smell actually comes from lots and lots of tiny plants floating around in the water. These plants are called phytoplankton. The ‘phyto’ part of the word refers to plant and ‘plankton’ means drifter.     Just beneath the ocean’s mirrored surface,

Seabird Stewards: Bringing Back Atlantic Puffins of Maine

Atlantic puffins

From far away, Eastern Egg Rock – a small island about six miles off the coast of Maine – isn’t much to look at. The island is the length of about two football fields, has no trees, is covered in low and scrubby vegetation, and is surrounded by a rocky

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From far away, Eastern Egg Rock – a small island about six miles off the coast of Maine – isn’t much to look at. The island is the length of about two football fields, has no trees, is covered in low and scrubby vegetation, and is surrounded by a rocky

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