Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Most are unicellular, but with features that disqualify them from grouping with other types of life like animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and archaea. In the ocean, some protists function like ...

A young woman has faced backlash for her “stupidity” after posting a video of herself diving into thick sea foam ...

with highest rates in the oxygen minimum zones found in large regions of the global ocean. Moreover, it was shown that particle-associated bacteria can fix N 2 at a much broader temperature range ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer.

A group of scientists from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how special bacteria in the ocean break down ...

Contaminants such as trash, fertilizer, and pet waste may increase the levels of harmful microorganisms called 'pathogenic bacteria' in the ocean to potentially unsafe levels. These pathogenic ...

Still, it has been an open question why the bacteria carrying out this N 2 fixation can be found worldwide in the ocean. Moreover, the global magnitude and the distribution of the activity have ...

The Northwest Environmental Defense Center filed its lawsuit against the City of Cannon Beach in the U.S. District Court for ...