microbes

Pollution

Forty years after an oil spill in the Arctic, the beaches look normal to bare eyes – but are they?

Coral Ecology

Like all animals on earth, fish poop. But how does that affect coral?

Researchers have discovered bacteria that redefine the temperature limit for sediment life.

Pollution

“Biodegradable plastics are better for the environment!” You might have heard this a lot, but is this true? Do biodegradable…

Chemistry

Ever wondered how oxygen gets depleted in the ocean? A new study suggests that a significant fraction is transformed into…

How do microbes in lake sediments respond to small and large scale influences, and what does it have to do…

Marine plastic pollution has vast negative effects on the environment and human health. Microbes on the plastic may be transferring…

The MAC-EXP, a pressure-coring experimentation and cultivation system, was designed to advance our ability to analyze the microbial processes in…

Microbiology

Nearly one million barrels of oil landed on the seafloor after the Deepwater Horizon spill - a feast if bacteria…

Methodology

Scientists have been measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean wrong - but a new method offers a simple fix.

Microbiology

Photosynthetic microorganisms can't go it alone, so they succeed by playing host to a diverse array of microbial partners

The ocean is acidifying in response to carbon dioxide emissions, but we are just beginning to learn how this effects…

Natural and human caused leakage of oil into the environment is commonplace throughout the world. Scientists are learning how microbes…