Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

When populations of tiny aquatic organisms called cyanobacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae) explode, their toxic ...

Methanotrophic Bacteria Methanotrophs might be small, but they pack a powerful punch when it comes to turning methane, a ...

IT is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful lakes – owed to its unique reddish pink colour. But tourists must ...

Researchers from our top-rated Biosciences department have made an exciting discovery that could revolutionise how scientists ...

This is the first time that bacterial nanotubes have been identified in cyanobacteria, which share nutrients and other substances between two or more cells. The discovery that cells form physical ...

Legal action continues in efforts at cleaning up a portion of Ohio's waterways. The Ohio EPA has been added as a defendant, ...

Water contaminated with toxic cyanobacteria can't be made safe by boiling. Boiling can actually make the water even less safe because boiling the toxin-producing bacteria can split bacteria open ...

Metals such as iron, manganese, and cobalt are crucial for many biological processes, helping proteins carry out vital functions in cells. However, scientists have long struggled to understand how ...

called cyanobacteria, of which the lake is brimming. The algae is drawn to the lake's mineral-rich water - minerals which host their own, unique, risks to life. Although the bacteria alone is ...

New research from Africa's Lake Victoria has revealed critical clues about toxic algal blooms and their potential impact on Lake Erie and beyond.