In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has changed over the past ...

More recently, though, I’ve noticed that microalgae are popping up more and more, to the point that I started to wonder: What ...

The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy ecosystems .

Algae : an introduction to phycology by Hoek, C. van den (Christiaan) Publication date 1995 Topics Algology, Algae Publisher Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press Collection ...

The study identified 230 new giant viruses and 530 novel functional proteins, shedding light on their interactions with ...

Scientists have just discovered hundreds of new giant viruses, in a comprehensive study covering oceans across the globe.

Harmful, blue-green algae blooms have been appearing on bodies of water nationwide, just as you may be drawn to go swimming or boating. Here’s what you should know.

Dog-walkers have been urged to keep away from a lake at a popular Nottinghamshire country park following the discovery of toxic algae. The warning was issued after reports of blue-green algae on ...

THE real relation between ontogeny and the adult stages of ancestors (phylogeny) in multicellular organisms (Metazoa and Metaphyta) is now firmly established in the sense that ontogeny is not an ...

Researchers have identified 230 novel giant viruses present in our waterways and oceans using an innovative computing method.

Giant viruses play a role in the survival of single-celled marine organisms called protists. These include algae, amoeba, and flagellates, that form the base of ocean food webs. And since these ...