Where the microbe Prochlorococcus lives is not determined primarily by temperature, as previously thought. A study finds a relationship with a shared predator actually sets the microbe's range. The ...

This planet has a problem with plastic. Not just the big masses of it accumulating in the Pacific, but with the tiny bits that are blowing into pristine mountaintop habitats. The flecks showing up in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. microscopic image of cyanobacteria Earth wouldn't be the lively place it is without photosynthesis, which harnesses solar energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, holds a vial of ...

Temperature-dependent responses in Prochlorococcus populations show populations plummet as temperatures rise. (Nature Microbiology via Courthouse News) (CN) — In the vast, sun-drenched expanses of ...

SEATTLE -- For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, ...

The lines on the map are cruise tracks, overlaying temperature. The water in yellow areas hovers around 86 degrees while the temperature at the poles is closer to 32. Researchers cataloged ...

Prochlorococcus is a type of a cyanobacterium, a microbe that meets its energy needs through photosynthesis. It is estimated to be responsible for 5% of all photosynthesis occurring around the world, ...

Tiny creatures that inhabit the oceans’ well-lit upper waters emit gas or gaseous compounds. One algae Emiliana huxleyi emits dimethyl sulfide, which contributes to what we call the smell of the sea.

Prochlorococcus are the smallest and most abundant photosynthesizing organisms on the planet. A single Prochlorococcus cell is dwarfed by a human red blood cell, yet globally the microbes number in ...