Environmental stress in evolution can be reframed as a powerful engine of innovation, not simply a barrier to survival.

Every summer there they are again, blue-green algae. Why are they a problem, are they getting worse with climate change and ...

In the Phlegraean Fields, an Italian volcanic region, a microscopic algae called Cyanidioschyzon merolae thrives ... reservoirs of dissolved inorganic carbon (CO₂, HCO₃⁻) and oxygen (O₂) in different ...

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...

Learn how sewage pollution affects rivers, and how you can help by using chemical-free products and conserving water.

For example, algae blooms are one of the most notorious issues because they drain oxygen from the water ... These herbivores ...

About half a billion years ago, early animals in the oceans and seas struggled to survive in a world that experienced ...

Wolfe said the bacteria in the lake are beginning to awaken, which leads to the decomposition of algae and aquatic plants. That process can consume dissolved oxygen, reducing oxygen levels and ...

B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea star, a discovery that could have implications for wider ecosystems ...