Time-lapse of algae growing in water. We poured pond water in a glass container and added a small piece of algae into it. The ...

A tiny algae recently discovered in India is helping to reconstruct how the oceans moved millions of years ago.

Specifically, scientists have worked with “exosomes” — tiny biological mail trucks that stem cells dispatch to tell neighbors ...

Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth's surface almost 3000 million years ago.

Long before humans built labs, filed patents, or sketched blueprints, animals were already solving the same problems we struggle with today. Nature has spent millions of years refining ways to move ...

While Adelaide is largely having a reprieve from the algal bloom, it is a different story on the south-west tip of the Yorke Peninsula with locals reporting fish kills and discoloured water.

A 407-million-year-old fossil may belong to an unknown branch of life, according to a new study. In 1843, a Canadian ...

When creepy-crawly pests show up in your home, the instinct is often to reach for the strongest chemical spray available – or ...

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

From high-quality protein to omega-3s and antioxidants, algae emerge as a promising but carefully qualified solution for future nutrition and sustainability challenges. Spirulina sp. blue-green algae ...

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...