Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...

"As marine organisms die, they sink to the seafloor, where they are buried in the sediment – decomposing and enabling the ...

Understanding the necessity of marine conservation and adopting certain practices to protect these environments is essential not only for aquatic life but also for our own survival.

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

The marine ecosystem is home to a diverse multi-cellular flora, many of which possess a rich array of valuable bioactive ingredients. Seaweeds, seagrass, and other marine plants have been identified ...

Recent samples from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, show natural, background levels in Lee and ...

Chonkus, a mutant strain of cyanobacteria seen here in a microscopy image, contains large white spots that appear to be carbon-dense granules. Those granules may explain why the cyanobacterium grows ...

According to scientists from the University of Geneva, this organism can form multicellular structures resembling early ...

The coral reefs along Kenya’s coast, once vibrant ecosystems teeming with life, are now at a critical tipping point.

Marine peptides have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their diverse medicinal properties, including antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-regulating activities ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...