Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth ...

A sample of 101.5-million-year-old sediment in which living microorganisms were found A microorganism found in a hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean where water gushes out at 122 degrees Celsius ...

A team of researchers in Germany have revived algae cells found buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where they laid ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

Scientists have revived 7,000-year-old algae in a bid to help us understand how climate changes have affected the past.

from bacteria to mammals, to survive harsh conditions by reducing metabolic activity and forming protective structures with stored energy. Phytoplankton, microscopic aquatic plants, sink to the ...

Many organisms, from bacteria to mammals ... where they are covered by sediment over time and preserved under anoxic conditions. "Such deposits are like a time capsule containing valuable ...