Diatoms (blue/white/yellow) frozen on an electron microscopy grid (copper) during a sample preparation step for cryo-electron tomography. Diatoms are too small to see with the naked eye, yet they ...

Our diatom research is focused on the pursuit of comparative biology: the systematics, evolution and biogeography of freshwater diatoms. The research covers both extinct and extant taxa, and utilises ...

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the Earth's CO 2. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland ...

Gregory-Eaves, Irene Smol, John P. Finney, Bruce P. and Edwards, Mary E. 1999. Diatom-based Transfer Functions for Inferring past Climatic and Environmental Changes ...

Whether a small, sterile bowl with a single forlorn fish sitting on a kitchen table or a large tank in a municipal aquarium, they are designed to keep fish in captivity for human enjoyment. Within ...

The Best Aquariums in the U.S. As they transport us to underwater landscapes, aquariums provide a soothing experience for many visitors. The dark rooms, lit by soft light emanating from the tanks ...

Few visitors to dolphinariums (aquariums, theme parks, or tourist attractions with dolphins or other cetaceans used in shows or swim-with encounters) pause to consider where the animals came from.

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. Aquarium enthusiasts in China were left shocked when they discovered that a much-hyped giant whale shark ...

The robotic Whale Shark in the tank. Picture: Jam Press The aquarium has been slammed for featuring the mechanical creature. Picture: Jam Press But many were left feeling short-changed after its ...

China's Xiaomeisha Sea World aquarium is facing widespread criticism after revealing its prized whale shark exhibit is actually a robotic replica. Following a five-year renovation, the aquarium ...

But not the zoo and aquarium animals of Tampa. With staff members hurriedly preparing around them, the animals are chomping ...

The aquarium has since put out a public statement arguing that this whale shark was used due to the trade in live whale sharks being banned within China, and as such they could not have a live ...