Upwellings of cold, nutrient-rich water feed these huge algal blooms, contaminating the fish and shellfish that chow down on these toxic diatoms. In turn ... Researchers found a treasure trove of ...

Which are the most incredible discoveries in Antarctica? This isolated continent is rarely visited, but still holds a lot of ...

and that their dung may have fertilized the growth of diatoms in the lake, changing the local ecosystem. Provisions of winter hay in nearby meadows, provided by park managers, also kept animals in ...

Identifying and cataloging the myriad species of microorganisms found in modern sediments (and the fossil record), such as the phytoplankton group of diatoms, can be a daunting and laborious task ...

DE is a natural ingredient containing “diatoms” (the finely ground fossils of tiny aquatic organisms.) that can kill insects in some seed-starting mixes. When insects go into the soil with DE, this ...

The identification of part of the fossilized remains of a so-called "terror bird" species in South America has given researchers new insight into the apex predators ...

Stunningly preserved fossils of reptilian footprints and underbellies discovered last year in the Italian Alps have helped researchers unearth a tropical lakeside ecosystem that predates dinosaurs.

Meet some of your famous family members. / Man_Half-tube/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (skull); filo/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (background) Here are 10 ...

The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists’ understanding of this still-mysterious group of prehistoric reptiles Alexa Robles ...

Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years. A newly detailed fossil finding pushes the record for earliest known tadpoles back an additional 30 million ...

The fossil, the end of a left tibiotarsus, a lower leg bone in birds equivalent to that of a human tibia or shin bone, dates back to the Miocene epoch around 12 million years ago.

Global oil inventories are declining while China's oil imports rise, leading to potential surge in oil prices due to low ...