Plastic
Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes
We know how plastic pieces affect ocean life, but do we think enough about “invisible” chemicals from plastic?
Tag: cyanobacteria
Microbiology
Oxygen Tied up in Tides
A new study connects ocean tides with the oxygenation of our atmosphere.
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…
Biological oceanography Climate Change
Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans
Some ocean microbes can take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to different forms that can be used…
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…
Biological oceanography Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Remote Sensing
Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?
They may not come from space, but they can be seen from up there! Learn how microscopic plants called cyanobacteria…
Climate Change
Appreciate seafood? Climate change isn’t your friend.
Seafood depends on healthy food webs that support fish populations...but food webs depend on environmental conditions! Read on to learn…
Climate Change Evolution
Who benefits from more CO2? Harmful algae.
Climate change will produce both winners and losers, but we might not like who ends up winning! New research shows…
Biogeochemistry
Oil spill first responders: how tiny algae cultivate oil-degrading bacteria
After an oil spill, millions of oil-degrading bacteria are on the scene almost immediately. But how do they survive in…
Biology
Abundant bacterial vesicles found in seawater
An abundant species of photosynthetic bacteria is found to release numerous membrane-bound packets. This is the first evidence of vesicle…