Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron ...

Something wonderful is happening in the geology department at Cal Poly Humboldt right now. Ten undergraduate students from ...

Diatoms the board game draws on this now-extinct tradition, where players will collect diatoms in five shapes and five colors and try to create patterns on their personal boards to match the three ...

The film explores the microscopic world found in a drop of pond water, revealing a diverse ecosystem of tiny plants and animals. It illustrates how these microorganisms, such as amoebas, green ...

Scientists discover amnesia-causing diatoms at Luzon shellfish farms By: Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 04:59 PM November 09, 2024 Share: ...

“Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic algae, and they are prevalent in all aquatic environments,” Dura says. “They’re in all water — like they’re in tap water even.

Diatoms from the genus Hantzschia were found only in pottery pieces excavated from Tepperumalnallur, while pottery shards from Avur-Saluvanpettai were the only ones that had diatoms from the genus ...

Diatoms are microalgae found in moist areas and freshwater environments) Today, several new domains have opened for diatomists like deciphering water quality, climate change, targeted drug ...

To understand how, and what else diatoms can teach us about dead bodies, we spoke to forensic biologist Dr Kirstie Scott who specializes in diatoms. “Diatoms are eukaryotic microscopic algae ...

Oceans produce 50% of the oxygen we breathe, and diatoms produce a significant percentage of that oxygen; while also absorbing and removing large amounts of atmospheric CO2. Sitting at the base of ...

Proton Gradient Regulation proteins (PGRL1 and PGR5) in the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane of marine diatoms are extremely sensitive to the fluctuating light (this feature is obviously ...

Intracellular nitrate storage by diatoms can be an important nitrogen pool in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Communications Earth & Environment, 2022; 3 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00485-8 ...