This is a photo of a desmid, a unicellular charophyte green algae that has lost all traces of flagella in its life cycle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

The world may need to start thinking differently about plants, according to a report in the journal Science by researchers who took a fresh look at spore-like microfossils with characteristics that ...

The Museum's collection of algae is one of the largest in the world, with more than a quarter of a million specimens from around the globe. Algae specimens account for about five per cent of the ...