A high-resolution analysis of the global diversity of fossils spanning 2 billion years shows how a series of super ice ages ...

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit – giant viruses – and identify their traces in specific types of tiny algae that they attack.

Stanford researchers have identified multiple forms of a ubiquitous enzyme in microbes that flourish in low-oxygen regions ...

With carbon emissions continuing to grow exponentially, the key to unlocking a greener world could lie in the feeding (and ...

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A new study published in Marine Resource Economics, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed ...

Utilizing zooplankton's feeding habits, researchers aim to boost oceanic carbon sequestration by introducing clay particles to their diet, significantly speeding up the biological carbon pump. A study ...

Marty Maas, Assistant Professor of Instruction “At the time, it was a standard cookbook lab, where you had a new exercise ...

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth's history. Now, with nearly two decades of experience ...

IN MY BACKYARD, I have a makeshift pond: a galvanized steel tub, about two feet in diameter, outfitted with an electric ...

Researchers have found a more sustainable way to produce energy using plants that can survive in dry conditions such as ...