For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its ...

The oceans wore a green hue billions of years ago and if cameras existed, Earth would have looked emerald green from up above ...

To understand why cyanobacteria evolved this peculiar system, the researchers genetically engineered modern strains to mimic their ancient ancestors. They added PEB-producing genes to Synechococcus ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that released large amounts of ferrous iron into the water. The earliest ...

Researchers further confirmed this theory by genetically engineering modern cyanobacteria to use a green-absorbing pigment called phycoerythrobilin. The modified microbes grew better under green light ...

Indeed, chloroplasts resemble modern cyanobacteria, which remain similar to the cyanobacteria of 3 million years ago. However, the evolution of photosynthesis goes back even further, to the ...

Green oceans on early Earth, shaped by iron, pushed microbes to evolve light-absorbing tools that worked in green light.

People who have disrupted circadian rhythms suffer all kinds of negative effects, including higher rates of obesity, sleep difficulties and accidents. But in cyanobacteria—the bacteria also ...

However, the lake faces increasing harmful cyanobacteria blooms, particularly from the toxin-producing species Microcystis aeruginosa. These microscopic algae thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is urging residents and visitors to be vigilant about potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms in the state's lakes ...