The amoeba Incendiamoeba cascadensis demonstrates that eukaryotic life can withstand temperatures beyond what was thought possible and sheds light on molecular strategies for survival in extreme heat.

This Community Page presents the 100 Diatom Genomes Project, which aims to sequence the genomes and transcriptomes of 100 diatom species across major lineages, life forms and ecological strategies. Th...

Rob Spray believes the reef needs to protected against fishing activity and cable access.

An ancient algae first spotted four decades ago will now join the collection of the Natural History Museum.

Phytoplankton are primarily confined to the sunlit epipelagic zone, yet intact algal cells persist in the ocean's mesopelagic twilight zone where light is minimal. However, their survival strategies i...

Deep oceans contain microbes with yet-to-be-discovered properties that could drive future innovations in biotechnology.

Integrated palaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses of ancient rocks from Australia show that early eukaryotes were largely restricted to oxygenated benthic habitats, probably posse...

The high dimensionality of microbial diversity data from ‘omics observations can be reduced using Machine Learning, with many recent studies showcasing ML ut...

This Scientific Data Collection of articles focuses on any metagenomics dataset relevant to these aims, including both primary community characterisations and ...

Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles ...

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