Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, are found almost everywhere in the world—from hot springs to arctic ice to ...

An international research team led by marine biologist Prof. Dr. Maren Ziegler from Justus Liebig University Giessen (JU) has ...

With wispy tufts that drape trees like haunted-house cobwebs, old man’s beard lichen can be an unexpected sight in northern ...

Land plants—such as mosses, ferns and trees—are some of the most structurally complex photosynthesizing organisms on Earth.

Researchers discovered a prehistoric ecosystem filled with giant marine reptiles, revealing an unparalleled level of food web complexity. Predators that dominated the oceans 130 million years ago were ...

Biosphere 2 is located on just over three acres in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Completed in 1991, the structure reaches 91 ...

From TikTok trend to "92-minerals" myth, sea moss has been called a cure-all for everything from weight loss to glowing skin.

This is especially concerning given that corals are already suffering from marine heatwaves and pollution, which are leading ...

Freshwater ecosystems are losing species faster than any other ecosystem under the influence of many simultaneous stress factors. A research team led ...

The toxic cane toad may be big and warty, but the eggs it lays in delicate, translucent strings resemble a strand of ...

Denmark is building the world’s first circular fish farm, Onnest, designed for zero waste, local feed production, and high ...

A team of University of Miami students devised a removable engineering solution that could protect coral reefs from harmful ...