deep sea Microbiology Enigmatic microorganisms from the depths Magneto might be happy to find about this recently discovered magnetic microorganism from the deep sea
Microbiology The more (food) the merrier (polar marine fungi) Ever considered foraging for fungi in the Antarctic? What about in Antarctic waters? Dr. Barone and scientists discover deep-sea benthic…
Microbiology First Report of Biologically Produced Elemental Carbon Deep-sea microorganisms have been found to produce elemental carbon, although the biological reason remains unknown.
Microbiology Sea Ice Diversifies Antarctic Phytoplankton A new study finds that communities of phytoplankton become less diverse and export less carbon as sea ice melts.
Microbiology Oxygen Tied up in Tides A new study connects ocean tides with the oxygenation of our atmosphere.
Microbiology What’s out there?: Bacteria off the coast of India It is a perennial thought for everyone out in nature, “what’s out there”? Today, we take a look at the…
Biology Chemistry Methodology Microbiology Physiology Protist Factories: A Potential Way to Make Gold and Silver Modern research is investigating the ability of organisms to make valuable products for us. A multi-national team examined the ability…
Microbiology Under Pressure: Novel Experiments in Microbiology on the Seafloor Evaluating the effect of pressure on marine microorganisms is notoriously difficult. New research attempts to overcome this challenge by comparing…
Microbiology Enormous Source and Sink of Hydrocarbons Discovered in the Ocean A team of scientists just discovered an enormous new source of hydrocarbons to the ocean: cyanobacteria. But what does their…
Microbiology Living Fossils Hidden in Plain Sight Around 2.4 billion years ago, the emergence of cyanobacteria multiplied oxygen concentrations in our atmosphere by almost a million, and…
Microbiology Antarctic Sea Ice Feeds Microbes with a Surprising Ability By sampling seawater around Antarctica, a Japanese research team has discovered microorganisms that can transform nitrogen gas into more biologically…
Ecology Microbiology Oh where, oh where can micro-organisms be? Does the width of 10 strands of human hair matter compared to the size of an entire ocean? A new…
Microbiology Life at One Hundred Million Years Old A team of scientists traveled to the South Pacific Gyre and discovered 100 million year old, energy-starved microorganisms hidden below…
Atmospheric Science Biology Genetics Microbiology Physical oceanography Me, Myself, and I: The Solitude of Bacteria above the Southern Ocean Picture this: shrink yourself down to the 1/1000th the size of the period at the end of this sentence. You…
Microbiology What your poop says about your diet: Iron in the ocean is controlled by zooplankton diet and poop Have you ever had weird colored poop? Just like your poop can tell you what you've been eating lately, zooplankton…
Coastal Management Genetics Human Health Microbiology Tough bugs below the waves? Just as humans can build up tolerances to things we’re exposed to, so can bacteria. Introduce antibiotics to an ecosystem…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ecology Genetics genomics Microbiology Think global, act local: how lake microbes respond to their environments How do microbes in lake sediments respond to small and large scale influences, and what does it have to do…
Microbiology Lights, Camera, and the Action-Packed World of Giant Viruses A newly discovered giant virus might even be capable of altering its hosts ability to derive energy. A virus that…
Microbiology Outreach Science Communication Outreach- Ship to Shore STEM education Delivering field work directly from the field to the classroom has become an important part of science communication and engagement.…
Microbiology Microbialites are the unseen power house for marine and inland sea ecosystems Ever hear someone say, "Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it's not there?" Well, microscopic bacteria and algae…