On Caribbean coral reefs, small striped gobies perform a vital service. These finger-length cleaner fish pick parasites and ...

Nation & World Eight arms to taste your microbiome June 22, 2025 at 2:00 pm Updated June 22, 2025 at 2:00 pm ...

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have discovered hundreds of previously unknown giant viruses in oceans around the world. Led by marine biologist Benjamin Minch and virologist ...

Banner image: A coral reef around Nukuoro Atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia, where microbial-based monitoring is undertaken to assess reef health. Image courtesy of Alyson Santoro/WHOI.

An image under UV-light of glass vials, left, filled with increasing concentrations of a molecule isolated from microbial cultures; fiddler crabs, middle; and fiddler crabs, right, that have been ...

The vaquita, a small porpoise found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf of California, has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the world’s most endangered marine mammal. With fewer than 10 ...

Understanding the patterns of marine microbial diversity (Bacteria + Archaea) is essential, as variations in their alpha- and beta-diversities can affect ecological processes. Investigations of ...

The upcoming conference Conservation in a Microbial World co-organized by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) will for the first time bring together the conservation and microbial research ...

NASA Earth Observatory has unveiled a new image of Boston Harbor's drumlin islands, highlighting these rare geological formations—one of only three worldwide—that were carved out by glaciers ...

Medical imaging techniques play a critical role in diagnosing diseases and patient healthcare. They help in treatment, diagnosis, and early detection. Image segmentation is one of the most important ...