One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano is located in the Barents Sea and was first discovered by researchers at UiT The ...

This type of research is especially important now. Marine microorganism could solve looming threat in health care industry: ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In recent years, numerous studies have examined the dangers of marine ...

The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano is located in the Barents Sea and was first discovered by researchers at UiT The ...

Marine microorganisms, especially certain strains of microalgae and thraustochytrids, have emerged as promising sources for the sustainable production of these valuable compounds. Recent research ...

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...

The study of the processes by which marine organisms grow and how factors such as temperature, nutrition, microbes, predators, and hormones influence development. (Green fluorescent amphioxus photo by ...

Undergraduate students in the Marine Biology major will develop an understanding of the biology of marine organisms and the biological and physical processes that affect these organisms, their ...

“After our initial discovery of this symbiont in a freshwater lake, we wondered how common these organisms are in nature”, says Jana Milucka from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology. “Are ...

The notion that oil originates from the decomposition of dinosaurs has intrigued and fueled imaginations for decades. This popular misconception, however, strays far from the scientific truth.