In a recent paper, de Jonge et al used x-ray fluorescence tomography to give us a new perspective on how diatoms put together those phenomenally intricate frustules of theirs. “X-ray whosamagidget” ...

Diatoms are classified as a major group of algae. The most common types of diatoms are phytoplankton. They are single-celled, but they have been observed to form colonies in ribbon, filaments ...

Darling, Joshua 1 ; Garland, Deena 2 ; Stanish, Lee 3 ; Esposito, Rhea 4 ;Sokol, Eric 5 ; McKnight, Diane 6. 1 ENVS, INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR 3 INSTAAR 4 INSTAAR 5 INSTAAR 6 CEAE, ENVS, INSTAAR. Benthic ...

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment. They fix up to 20 percent of the Earth’s CO2. A research team at the University of Basel ...