They are beautiful, they are everywhere, and they are absurdly unknown: you are entirely forgiven if you've never heard of foraminifera before. But they play a huge role in the functioning of marine ...

Multilocular benthic foraminifera are divisible into serial (Se) and spiral (Sp) morphogroups. Beneath oxic bottom waters, the Se morphogroup lives infaunally. Spiral species are typically epifaunal.

Thirty-seven species and subspecies of planktonic foraminifera, including one new species, have been identified from the Middle Eocene succession around Lakhpat, Cutch, western India. They occur ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tiny marine fossils called foraminifera, or forams, have been ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun's energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

Impact of single-cell organisms on sediment oxygen levels and bacterial diversity measured for the first time. Dr. Dewi Langlet, a scientist at the Evolution, Cell Biology and Symbiosis Unit at the ...

Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting of glaciers, and the end of the last ice age.

Organisme laut mikroskopis yang membangun cangkang kalsium karbonat CaCO3 ternyata memiliki peran yang jauh lebih besar dari ...

Foraminifera provide scientists with an invaluable fossil record. Their exquisite outer shells, normally too small for the naked eye, inspired sculptures in Zhongshan, China. Bilal Haq Bilal Haq, a ...