Why live in a glass house? For diatoms — tiny ocean-dwelling organisms that live in exquisitely ornate glass cases — the benefit turns out to be enormous. In a paper published in the Sept. 13 issue of ...

If you know what diatoms are, it’s probably for their beauty. These single-celled algae found on the ocean floor have ornate glassy shells that shine like jewels under the microscope. Their pristine ...

An iceberg spotted near the most southern point of the research cruise’s transect highlights some of the challenges and dangers of gathering data from this part of the ocean. An area of the remote ...

In my apartment, in San Francisco, I've just poured into the palm of my hand some of what may be the world's best defense against global warming. It arrived in a one-pint plastic container from ...

Epizoic diatoms, microscopic algae that inhabit the surfaces of living hosts, have emerged as a focal point in studies of host–microbe interactions in marine reptiles, particularly sea turtles. These ...

Microscopic view of domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom in a seawater sample from Monterey Bay, California. This diatom species, when in active growth, typically forms long chains of ...

A Lancaster University Professor has been awarded a prestigious Medal in recognition of their contribution to Quaternary science - which is the study ...