University of Delaware student Erin Leathrum spent her summer looking for coiling party hats atop cinnamon buns at the bottom of the ocean. Not literal party hats and cinnamon buns, mind you, but ...

Benthic foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotes that inhabit marine sediments and play a pivotal role in nutrient cycling. Their remarkable physiological capabilities enable them to thrive in diverse ...

Planktonic foraminifera are unicellular marine protists that produce intricate calcareous tests, making them pivotal indicators in paleoceanography and modern climate studies. Their ecology and ...

Foraminifera, an ancient and ecologically highly successful group of marine organisms, are found on and below the seafloor. Geobiologists report that several species not only survive, but thrive, in ...

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 16:00 GMT / 11:00 ET WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2023. Today, species richness peaks in equatorial regions but until now there has been no clear explanation for this. By analysing fossil ...