How is loss of microscopic ocean plankton affecting the environment as a whole?

Dear EarthTalk: I want to convince my high school to go green. What would it cost for a school to switch to all recycled paper products and all energy efficient lighting? – Danel Berman, via e-mail
Greening your school is a great idea. It will not only benefit the environment but the [...]

Dear EarthTalk: What are these “ocean deserts” I’ve been hearing about? Also, didn’t I read that there was a huge mass of plastic bottles floating around somewhere on the ocean surface? – Wally Mattson, Eugene, OR
So-called “ocean deserts” or “dead zones” are oxygen-starved (or “hypoxic”) areas of the ocean. They can occur naturally, or be [...]

Lighthouse Interactive released images of three of the ships from the upcoming oceanic real-time strategy game Easy India Company. [...]