“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

Researchers have built a new microscopic imaging instrument that reveals a never-before-seen view of some of the smallest organisms in the world's oceans. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

Like land plants and seagrasses, microscopic marine algae known as ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found ...

Scientists discovered the 1-foot-long animal while aboard a submersible several miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look.

researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed how manipulating the microscopic life living on seaweed can ...

This contributes heavily to rising sea levels ... the researchers concluded that microscopic fungi found in the Arctic provides fertile ground for new life. "We found that these specialized ...