All foraminifera articles
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NewsAn ‘invasive’ marine organism has become an economic resource in the eastern Mediterranean
Skeletons and shells from an invasive species of foraminifera are helping build beaches in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsWhat microscopic fossilized shells tell us about ancient climate change
New research pairs sea surface temperatures with levels of atmospheric CO2 during the end of the Paleocene, showing the two were closely linked.
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NewsWeaker ocean currents lead to decline in nutrients for North Atlantic ocean life during prehistoric climate change
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have finished investigating how the prehistoric weakening of a major ocean current led to a decline in ocean nutrients and negative impacts on North Atlantic ocean life. The results support predictions about how our oceans might react to a changing climate — and what ...
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NewsAccelerated marine carbon cycling forced by tectonic degassing over the Miocene Climate Optimum
Massive carbon inputs from volcanism and seafloor spreading have impacted the orbital phase relationships between carbon cycle and climate change, a new study finds.
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NewsMarine plankton behaviour could predict future marine extinctions, study finds
Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth’s warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction event.
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NewsScientists reveal ‘burrowing effect’ of foraminifera on marine environments
Scientists have shown for the first time that the burrowing of single-celled organisms in marine ecosystems affects oxygen distribution and bacterial diversity in sea sediments.
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NewsEvidence of climate change in the North Atlantic can be seen in the deep ocean
Evidence of climate change in the North Atlantic during the last 1,000 years can be seen in the deep ocean, according to a newly published paper.
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NewsShell-building strategies could be key in climate models
A scientist investigating how single-celled organisms discovered how to build a ‘shell’ around their single cell says it could help predict how the calcium balance in the oceans will change under the influence of the changing climate.
