A new study sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats, thrives in a dark, oxygen-free environment. Most life on Earth relies on the ...
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 ...
The ocean's planktonic foraminifera, microscopic animals with hard shells made of calcium carbonate, are struggling to survive as waters heat up and become more acidic. A new study in the journal ...
We are leading a growing programme of research on planktonic foraminifera, using their excellent fossil record to draw conclusions about evolutionary dynamics. A clade of open-ocean protists, ...
A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), published in The ISME Journal, sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine ...