Densities of microfauna (large heterotrophic flagellates and three ciliate size classes) inhabiting surface sediments and the hyporheic zone of a gravel-bed brook were investigated at 14-d sampling ...

The bed, which is only a few feet thick and in which the Foraminifera were found, should be easily identified elsewhere. Twenty-one species and varieties of foraminifera were noted, four of which are ...

What am I looking at? This video shows the wide range of microorganisms that live in the gut of a termite – an insect famous for feeding almost exclusively on wood. Biology in the background Termites ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

New scientific techniques are expanding our knowledge of terrestrial fauna in Antarctica. Kingdoms of tiny mites and bacteria might not have the penguin's charisma, but they take the prize for extreme ...

Our knowledge of how to manage eutrophic ecosystems such as the one at Peacanwood Estate at Hartbeespoort Dam is growing as we start to embrace the emerging notion of nature-based-solutions, which ...

Bd affects amphibian skin, disrupting its ability to regulate electrolytes in the body, explained Jamie Voyles, an infectious disease ecologist at New Mexico Tech. Infected frogs lose excessive ...