What do microscopic viruses and algae on Lake Winnipeg have in common? An internationally trained freshwater researcher at ...

Health officials are warning of an algae-contaminated canal in Alva – the second time in the same place since January – and ...

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

For many years, the deep ocean has been seen as a nutrient-poor environment where microbes living in the water survive on ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms. The tiny lifeforms, which include bacteria and yeast, can be grown ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers have identified a specific single-celled microbe that they say may be key in helping coral survive disastrous ocean-warming events such as coral bleaching. In a new ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

The violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) is an important architect of the Mediterranean temperate reefs that is currently threatened by mass mortality events related to global warming. New ...

Researchers have discovered a microbe that can capture carbon dioxide quickly, and it sinks, essentially sequestering concentrated carbon dioxide. Nicknamed Chonkus, the microbe is a type of ...

The future of fuel is stranger than you think. Explore 9 bizarre but viable alternative fuels, from french fry oil to pond ...