Red algae use structural color not just for looks but for protection. Reflective structures signal potential toxicity, ...

A recent publication by University of Guam Marine Laboratory scientists, "Restoration innovation: Fusing microbial memories ...

Diatoms turns a weird Victorian art craze into a solid competitive board game that also has a solo campaign. Read Keith Law's ...

The deep blue sea may not have always been so blue. A new study suggests that the Earth's oceans may have changed color over ...

Giant viruses, like the ones found in Yellowstone's hot springs, have been turning up in many odd corners of the planet.

The result is that solving new threats is more difficult to achieve in the United States than at any time since the modern environmental era began six decades ago. Sleeping Bear Dunes is now a victim ...

Western New York relies on NOAA science, research and data gathering for information about harmful algal bloom forecasts – which the agency no longer has the capacity to deliver – as well as improved ...

There are some 15,000 varieties of lichens that cover around 10% of the Earth’s surface ... They’re made up of two or more parts: an algae and a fungus working in close symbiotic relationship.

On a journey through the history of plant evolution in the new Evolution garden ...

A new type of eel pass that uses natural gravel substrate rather than existing plastic alternatives has proven to be highly ...

A startup called SimpliiGood is using spirulina, a nutrient-dense algae ... thanks to a brand-new $4 million round of funding. If you're wondering, "What on Earth is spirulina?" ...