On contemplating the adaptive capacity of reef organisms to a rapidly changing
environment, the microbiome offers significant and greatly unrecognised potential. Microbial …

There is hardly any sunshine exposed surface on this Earth, be it water or terrain, which
would not support some biota. Still, many habitats offer harsh conditions requiring …

Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …

Coral thermal tolerance is strongly influenced by the identity of obligate photosymbionts,
which encompass numerous types belonging to the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium …

Although the consequences of global warming in aquatic ecosystems are only beginning to
be revealed, a key to forecasting the impact on aquatic communities is an understanding of …

Increased proliferation of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a critical issue that has
increased the demand for novel antibacterial compounds. Antibacterial activities have been …

Abstract Neoproterozoic strata in Death Valley, California, contain eukaryotic microfossils
and glacial deposits that have been used to assess the severity of putative snowball Earth …

Geochemical, paleomagnetic, and geochronological data increasingly support the Snowball
Earth hypothesis for Cryogenian glaciations. Yet, the fossil record reveals no clear‐cut …

Paleomagnetic data suggest that the early Cryogenian (Sturtian) glaciation extended to sea
level at low latitude. The impact of this dramatic environmental change on biota, and the …

Extreme environments may support communities of microalgae living at the limits of their
tolerance. It is usually assumed that these extreme environments are inhabited by …