Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

A fast-aging fish is giving scientists a rare, accelerated look at how kidneys grow old—and how a common drug may slow that ...

Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima is a known producer of diarrhetic ...

A Year Defined by Intensifying Competition, Resource Security, and the Rise of Economic Durability as Cleantech’s New ...

Sea urchins are disappearing from the Canary Islands, and scientists warn the loss could trigger major changes across marine ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

Microalgae are moving from petri dishes to building facades, promising to cool overheated cities while attacking carbon ...

Starting in about 2010, many towns on the Cape began trying to increase shellfish populations and credit them for their nitrogen-removal work.

The stand concept is based on the BfR's science comic on alternative protein sources. The scientific content of the comic is further developed spatially, visually and interactively at the exhibition ...