Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics are all over the environment and even inside human bodies. Researchers have found ...

From left to right: Sean Cheng, Anuscheh Nawaz, Aircraft Commander Sarah Cozart and Jiaxu Zhang. A specialized plane, camera and a crew of four are in Alaska to understand the ecosystems of the Bering ...

Algae can be beautifully bioluminescent in dark waters or show up in interesting colors near shore. But have you ever seen a “red tide”? Algae grow normally in the United States’ coastal waters … but ...

An iceberg floats in Antarctica's cold waters. Credit: Makoto Saito, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Vitamin B12 deficiency in people can cause a slew of health problems and even become fatal.

The algae P. antarctica has two forms of the enzyme that makes the amino acid methionine, one needing B12, and one that is slower, but doesn't need it. This means it has the ability to adapt and ...