The findings, published Jan. 4 in the journal Communications Biology, offer clues about how such evolution may have contributed to the giant clam’s size. “Giant clams are keystone species in many ...

According to a new study, genetic fragments from giant viruses, especially those from the nucleo-cytoplasmic large DNA virus family, are surprisingly common in the genomes of green algae.

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To buy reefs a little extra time, scientists are breeding both algae and corals to withstand more heat, speeding up the natural process of evolution. But with oceans heating up more rapidly than ...

For the first time in at least a billion years, two lifeforms have merged into a single organism. The process, called primary endosymbiosis, has only happened twice in the history of the Earth ...

‘Slime’ shows how algae have shaped our climate, evolution and daily lives. A new book will have you looking at pond scum in a whole new light. HARD TO DEFINE Algae are a diverse group of ...

With a team of scientists from the UK and Canada, we traced the evolution of purple algae back hundreds of millions of years and our findings challenge a key idea about how evolution works. Though ...

The algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii has been found to have absorbed a cyanobacteria called UCYN-A, which may be a huge step forward for evolution Tyler Coale 2 / 4 ...

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With a team of scientists from the UK and Canada, we traced the evolution of purple algae back hundreds of millions of years and our findings challenge a key idea about how evolution works. Though ...

These algae can turn sunlight into sugar through photosynthesis, providing nutrients for the clams. "It's like the algae are seeds, and a tree grows out of the clam's stomach," Li said.