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Microalgae
Microalgae: are microscopic algae that are typically found in freshwater and marine systems. They can be found in both water and sediment and can exist individually or in chains/groups. This type of algae does not have roots, stems or leaves. Microalgae are capable of performing photosynthesis and they produce approximately half of the atmospheric oxygen. It is estimated that about 200,000 - 800,000 species exist.
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JUN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists have grown algae that was collected from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and which probably sank about 7,000 ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2025Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can murky waters from melting ice impact the biodiversity in shallow waters? This is what a recent study published i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 26, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
What is the last common ancestor of all plants and animals? Where did complex life come from and when? Scientists have b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2023Microbiology
Greenland is home to massive ice sheets that are devoid of animals, and human rarely venture to these harsh and inhospit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
The US Department of Energy recently awarded a three-year, $2 million research grant to the University of Maryland Cente ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 13, 2023Earth & The Environment
Sumito Matoba (left) and Yoshinori Iizuka (right) on the southeastern dome in Greenland, drilling the ice core used in t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, are a common summertime nuisance for people that live near fresh or saltwater all over th ...Written By: Samantha LottSEP 14, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 05, 2020Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 10, 2020Earth & The Environment
Corals reefs are revered for their vibrant colors, as well as their ability to create thriving ocean communities. A key ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge ...Written By: Abbie Arce
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have grown algae that was collected from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, and which probably sank about 7,000 ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created since only 2000, and we are now swimming in the stuff.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can murky waters from melting ice impact the biodiversity in shallow waters? This is what a recent study published i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 26, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
What is the last common ancestor of all plants and animals? Where did complex life come from and when? Scientists have b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2023
Microbiology
Greenland is home to massive ice sheets that are devoid of animals, and human rarely venture to these harsh and inhospit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The US Department of Energy recently awarded a three-year, $2 million research grant to the University of Maryland Cente
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Sumito Matoba (left) and Yoshinori Iizuka (right) on the southeastern dome in Greenland, drilling the ice core used in t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, are a common summertime nuisance for people that live near fresh or saltwater all over th
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 14, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 05, 2020
Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 10, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Corals reefs are revered for their vibrant colors, as well as their ability to create thriving ocean communities. A key
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce