The warming of the waters off the East Coast has come at an invisible, but very steep cost — the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain. The growing warmth and ...

Scientists just invented microscopic knives capable of stabbing and killing bacteria on contact. The germ theory of disease emerged over the last several centuries to explain the way microscopic ...

Some of the ocean's tiniest organisms get swept into underwater currents that act as a conduit that shuttles them from the sunny surface to deeper, darker depths where they play a huge role in ...

Although these microscopic organisms are among the ocean’s smallest, their “blooms” are often visible from space. Phytoplankton are critical to making the planet livable and contribute to the global ...

The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health. The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater ...

Your home is crawling with life you can't see. Explore 18 fascinating microscopic beings that live in most houses, from dust mites to strange fungi.

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Mars may already possess a built-in defense against contamination from Earth. Experiments using simulated Martian soil show ...

A study published this year found tens of thousands of invertebrate organisms in seaweed debris on Homer area beaches — including on Bishop's Beach, pictured above. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) From above, the ...

Researchers have discovered how tiny organisms break the laws of physics to swim faster. Such secrets of mesoscale physics ...

The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health, thanks to new technology developed at the University of Exeter. The ...