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Volcanoes May Explain Delay in Earth's OxygenIt is a mystery why oxygen didn't suffuse the Earth's atmosphere until much after the earliest lifeforms that make oxygen arose. Now, new research suggests a reason for the delay.
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Climate Change Scrambles Arctic Food ChainThe Arctic's shrinking sea ice is reshaping the region's food web from the bottom up, a new study reports.
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Viruses Deflate Huge Algal Blooms at SeaGobs of microscopic organisms called algae may have met their match in viruses that can invade their cells, ultimately leading to death, new research suggests.
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Bahamas Bacteria May Feast on Dust from the Saharan Desert -
Biodiversity Benefits Society in Surprising WaysResearch on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation.
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10 Surprising Ways that Biodiversity Benefits the EconomyFrom microbes to plants and large predators, every organism on Earth has evolved unique survival mechanisms and research has shown us how this biodiversity can help society.
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When Did Earth's First Whiffs of Oxygen Emerge?A new picture has emerged of the rise of oxygen on Earth. A growing body of data suggests the earliest photosynthesis evolved 600 million years before the Great Oxidation Event.
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Corals Trap Light to Help Algae FriendsCorals rely on the photosynthesis of algae for oxygen. To make sure algae get the light they need, coral tissue traps and redistributes sunlight.
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Ocean Microbes Shed Bizarre DNA-Carrying Blobs, Study Finds
