There's more than meets the eye in the creations of artist Osamu Oku. His breathtaking arrangements of iridescent patterns glimmering on a black background are sheer beauty that can only be glimpsed ...
When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...
Fossilized microscopic algae offer insights into historic environmental conditions and provide a clearer picture of how the ...
A biosensor made of fluorescent proteins embedded in the shell of microscopic marine algae called diatoms could help detect chemicals in water samples. The same research could also lead to new, diatom ...
The key to effectively measuring damagingly high levels of nutrients in freshwater streams lies in the microscopic organisms living in them, according to a group of Drexel University scientists. A ...
1 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado Boulder 2 Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado Boulder 3 United States Geological ...
A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines. By Jack Tamisiea / Hakai Magazine Published Sep 22, 2022 9:00 PM ...