Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that ...

Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in mBio, ...

Fossilized microscopic algae offer insights into historic environmental conditions and provide a clearer picture of how the ...

If you don't mind stretching things a bit, a horse or any other animal used to pull human-made vehicles is a sort of living engine. Our species has been using them forever, and we still do, despite ...

The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health, thanks to new technology developed at the University of Exeter. The ...

Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...

Scientists identify a new marine fungus that attacks toxic algae, offering insight into natural controls on blooms that ...

Scientists have answers about the strange green snow that people in the U.S.A have recently spotted that seems to be like green emeralds falling from the sky.

The first-place winner of the 2025 Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition captures a self-pollinating flower. Jay McClellan via Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition Nikon has revealed ...

Scientists have identified a marine fungus that was previously unknown and is capable of killing toxic algae known to ...

The "chariot" being pulled by algae. (Shoji Takeuchi Research Group at University of Tokyo via SWNS) By Dean Murray via SWNS Scientists have made the world's smallest chariot - pulled by microscopic ...

Scientists have made the world's smallest chariot - pulled by microscopic algae. Researchers have created tiny, vehicle-like structures - which see algae caught in baskets attached to the so-called ...