Morphologically simpler brown algae like Ectocarpus and the gametophytes of Laminaria digitata and Saccorhiza polyschides do not exhibit this hourglass-shaped gene expression pattern.

A peaceful fish that should be kept alongside similarly non-aggressive tank mates. Also known as white-spotted goby, ...

Rust-colored water is caused by algae which is also responsible for the blue glow known as bioluminescence -- but there is a ...

Have you ever seen brown or green goo floating on a river or in the ocean? Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is ...

Independently evolved brown algae develop this way ... drawings in 1874 comparing the embryonic stages of species such as fish, chicken and humans 2. These demonstrate an initial similarity ...

That brown, muddy water is ... a problem in a harbor or marina where fish are trapped, but if you look at this bloom, fish can swim out," she said. While algae blooms are not directly toxic ...

Complex multicellularity evolved independently in various eukaryotic lineages, including animals, plants, fungi, and algae. This evolutionary leap of going from one to many requires organisms to ...