It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Choanoflagellates envelop and digest still smaller cells. Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators to consume plant-like ...

Water contamination has been a long-standing issue in Coronado due in part to pollution from the Tijuana River Valley in ...

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...

An ocean water quality advisory has been issued for all Los Angeles County beaches as heavy rainfall may cause potentially ...

For years, Navy SEALS have trained in sewage-contaminated water, but exactly how it’s impacted the health of members have ...