The algae P. antarctica has two forms of the enzyme that makes the amino acid methionine, one needing B12, and one that is slower, but doesn't need it. This means it has the ability to adapt and ...

Antarctica has a wild, rich, and relatively recent history. Learning about it beforehand will not only entertain you, but enhance and improve your trip. Going to Antarctica? Amazing. It’s the trip of ...

I’ve been spending my last posts talking about diving and am still are not quite yet done with the topic. But I thought that this time I’d talk a bit about what we see on those dives. I might just as ...

A study in Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely tracked marine algae growth in the Southern Ocean over previous glacial cycles, but not in the way ...

This collection consists of one notebook contains data compiled by Herwil McClure Bryant in the course of his work for the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1940-1941. The item includes ...

An iceberg floats in Antarctica's cold waters. Credit: Makoto Saito, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Vitamin B12 deficiency in people can cause a slew of health problems and even become fatal.

Woods Hole, MA — Vitamin B12 deficiency in people can cause a slew of health problems and even become fatal. Until now, the same deficiencies were thought to impact certain types of algae, as well. A ...