The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

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 ...

Fish predation or cropping of foraminifera is widespread on coral reefs. At Eniwetok Atoll, live foraminifera are taken by herbivorous grazers that crop close to the substrate, occasionally by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tiny marine fossils called foraminifera, or forams, have been ...

The study of the Foraminifera of the strata adjacent to the lithologic contact between the Austin and Taylor Groups (Upper Cretaceous) in north Texas is part of a program to determine what significant ...

Microscopic fossils of aquatic creatures, dating back hundreds of millions of years, could help clear up mysteries about how we evolved. Evolutionary ecologist, Dr Thomas Ezard, is undertaking an ...

The Museum has a strong tradition of foraminifera research dating back to the late 1800s. As a result, the foraminifera collection - with approximately 250,000 slides - is the most extensive of our ...

University of Delaware student Erin Leathrum spent her summer looking for coiling party hats atop cinnamon buns at the bottom of the ocean. Not literal party hats and cinnamon buns, mind you, but ...

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 ...

Ancient rock deposits, laid down between two massive ice ages, reveal the oldest known fossils for two types of single-celled creatures: Tube-shelled foraminifera and hairy, vase-shape ciliates. Both ...