Earth wouldn't be the lively place it is without photosynthesis, which harnesses solar energy to fuel most of the planet's food webs. According to a new study, though, Prochlorococcus and its many ...

Prochlorococcus are the smallest and most abundant photosynthesizing organisms on the planet. A single Prochlorococcus cell is dwarfed by a human red blood cell, yet globally the microbes number in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francois Ribalet, a research associate professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, holds a vial of ...

This planet has a problem with plastic. Not just the big masses of it accumulating in the Pacific, but with the tiny bits that are blowing into pristine mountaintop habitats. The flecks showing up in ...

Temperature-dependent responses in Prochlorococcus populations show populations plummet as temperatures rise. (Nature Microbiology via Courthouse News) (CN) — In the vast, sun-drenched expanses of ...

SEATTLE -- For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, ...

Prochlorococcus is a type of a cyanobacterium, a microbe that meets its energy needs through photosynthesis. It is estimated to be responsible for 5% of all photosynthesis occurring around the world, ...

Where the microbe Prochlorococcus lives is not determined primarily by temperature, as previously thought. A study finds a relationship with a shared predator actually sets the microbe's range. The ...