The changes in ocean chemistry were gradual. The Archaean period lasted 1.5 billion years. This is more than half of Earth’s ...

Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made a ...

Scientists have revived 7,000-year-old algae in a bid to help us understand how climate changes have affected the past.

Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new study ...

Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape—they're also vital engines for life on Earth ...

A UNC Charlotte architecture professor has designed windows that use suspended algae to filter light and carbon dioxide.

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

The revived organisms resumed their biological activities as if they hadn't been without oxygen and light for thousands of ...

In an unprecedented discovery, scientists have successfully revived algae buried beneath the Baltic Sea seabed for nearly ...

Blue-green algae have existed for more than three billion years and were the first organisms able to make oxygen through photosynthesis. Like plants, in photosynthesis they use sunlight, carbon ...