Diatoms turns a weird Victorian art craze into a solid competitive board game that also has a solo campaign. Read Keith Law's ...

Research finds diatoms evolved slowly for 100 million years and then experienced an evolutionary burst of speciation 170 million years ago.

Photosynthesis, the natural process of converting sunlight energy into chemical energy and generating molecular oxygen, is a ...

A groundbreaking study by researchers from Chongqing University and the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reveals ...

Researchers sought to understand how diatoms -- microscopic, photosynthetic algae that make up an estimated 20 percent of global carbon sequestration and oxygen production -- are able to bloom in ...

Diatoms are tiny — five to 10 of them could fit on the head of a pin — but these single-celled algae play an immense role in keeping the planet's ecosystem working. They're important mediators ...

At least three species of dinoflagellates and one diatom species are responsible for the toxic mess of red tides in the United States. These microscopic forms of algae produce toxins that can ...

HABs emerge from the rapid growth of algae or cyanobacteria — also known ... concern are primarily caused by microalgae (e.g., diatoms and dinoflagellates), cyanobacteria, and the toxins they ...

Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess. This slimy ...