Two Harvard biologists have discovered fossils of an algae more than three billion years old -- the oldest fossil organism ever found: The algae seems to have carried on photosynthesis ...
A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...
That changed about 650 million years ago, according to the new study. There are no fossils of the algae. Instead, Brocks and his team at the Australian National University, have tracked down ...
The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which ... Evidence of symbiosis was detected in fossilized coral specimens (pictured) dating back to the late Triassic ...
Fossil plankton from half a billion years ago. These tiny algae measure much less than a millimetre in size. They evolved their colonial structure to avoid being eaten by early animals.