Ecology
Jul 7, 2025
It isn't all bloom and doom: Why algal blooms are becoming more prevalent
Have you ever happened across a body of water completely covered in a mysterious green slime?
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Evolution
Apr 26, 2023
New insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida
Ciliated protists represent one of the most primitive lineages of eukaryotes, with nuclear dimorphism, a distinctive sexual process (conjugation), and extensive genome rearrangements. Sessilida, among diverse ciliate lineages, ...
Evolution
Dec 1, 2016
Science historians mark 150 years of 'the tree of life' in Nature article
How can we depict diversity? Biologists of the 19th century faced this question as they became aware not only of the huge variety of plant and animal species, but also of the connections between these species. Ultimately ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2015
Four biological kingdoms influence disease transmission in monarch butterflies
Experiments with monarch butterfly caterpillars and the milkweed plants on which they feed have shown for the first time that interactions across four biological kingdoms can influence disease transmission.
Environment
Feb 6, 2013
Tiny foraminifera in oceans can save islands, study finds
The climate is getting warmer, and sea levels are rising – a threat to island nations. As a group of researchers lead by colleagues from the University of Bonn found out, at the same time, tiny single-cell organisms are spreading ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2012
New insights into ancient life: Chromosome segregation in Archaea
(PhysOrg.com) -- The effort to classify life into various groups has been a bumpy ride. Prior to the 1900s, living things were usually pegged as either plants or animals – period. By the middle of the 20th century, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2010
Mechanism uncovered behind Salmonella virulence and drug susceptibility
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in Salmonella that affects its virulence and its susceptibility to antibiotics by changing its production of proteins in a previously unheard of manner. This allows Salmonella ...
