This is often caused by the presence of salt-tolerant algae that produces carotenoids, such as Dunaliella salina, usually in conjunction with specific bacteria and archaea. These tiny organisms work ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - The National Science Foundation is funding a five-year study to research the colorful mats of microbes that congregate around the park's hot springs and geysers. The ...

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For a long time, microbes like the ones in Yellowstone's hot springs were studied in isolation. Molecular ecologist Devaki Bhaya says we should be... The colorful community of microbes hiding in ...

Imagine a creature about 1 million times smaller than you are, a creature so small that 1,000 of them could fit snugly on the head of a pin. Now imagine that it's your job to understand how they're ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- The National Science Foundation is providing $5 million for a five-year study into the colorful mats of microbes that congregate around the park's hot springs ...