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Sometimes the connections we make between disparate things are less than obvious. For Debra Edgerton, the connection between algae and society seemed innate when she looked at the microorganisms ...

However, under a microscope, their glitters and colors differ depending on how the light strikes them, like a kaleidoscope. Oku became fascinated by the beauty of diatoms when he was a graduate ...

eter Siver doesn’t much care for diamonds. The botany professor is far more interested in microscopic algae—diatoms and chrysophytes—that live in lakes, oceans and other waterways. But sometimes, ...

The Diatom Section of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History houses a research collection of diatoms that is worldwide in scope, with particular strengthes in North America, Asia, and ...

We also suggested that a warming climate will simultaneously enhance the productivity of large phytoplankton, such as diatoms, in coastal regions, owing to increased wind-driven upwelling 1.

"Diatoms are microscopic single-celled organisms that live in water and possess a cell wall made of silica (silicon dioxide). Thanks to its porous structure, it can absorb a wide variety of ...