New #ISEPpapers #preprint! A billion-year-old bacterial machinery replicates plastid DNA and supports kleptoplastidy https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.23.727376v1.full

#Protists #Algae #Microbes #Bacteria #Evolution #Symbiosis #Plastids

Tardigrade. 13 May 2026. Tidewater, Mid-Atlantic. (Video)

We collected some green moss from the edge of our garden pond and left it soaking in water overnight. The next day, we put a drop of the water on a microscope slide and examined it. It wasn't long before we found tardigrades moving through the sample (among other small organisms). Watching them up close was mesmerizing and one of the most remarkable moments I've had!

#tardigrade #waterbear #microanimal #microlife #microscopy #microscope #microscopephotography #science #scienceeducation #biology #microbiology #homeschooling #homeschool #stem #lifeunderthescope #microscopicworld #pondwater #tidewater #midatlantic #naturestudy #fieldscience #algae #microorganisms
Tardigrade. 13 May 2026. Tidewater, Mid-Atlantic.

We collected some green moss from the edge of our garden pond and left it soaking in water overnight. The next day, we put a drop of the water on a microscope slide and examined it. It wasn't long before we found tardigrades moving through the sample (among other small organisms). Watching them up close was mesmerizing and one of the most remarkable moments I've had!

#tardigrade #waterbear #microanimal #microlife #microscopy #microscope #microscopephotography #science #scienceeducation #biology #microbiology #homeschooling #homeschool #stem #lifeunderthescope #microscopicworld #pondwater #tidewater #midatlantic #naturestudy #fieldscience #algae #microorganisms
Tiny species, big questions: Researchers look to Arctic algae to study changing Frobisher Bay
Some of the Arctic’s smallest organisms may help researchers understand some of the region’s biggest environmental changes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-algae-phytoplankton-study-9.7212735?cmp=rss
Tiny species, big questions: Researchers look to Arctic algae to study changing Frobisher Bay
Some of the Arctic’s smallest organisms may help researchers understand some of the region’s biggest environmental changes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-algae-phytoplankton-study-9.7212735?cmp=rss
I'd totally forgot about them until noticing the pond had a bunch of strange rippling.
#tadpoles #algae

In case you were wondering about those frog/toad eggs I photographed some time ago.

#tadpoles #algae

Beckwith Mish-Mash Update on Recent Climate Science and Other Stuff: Enjoy!

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Beckwith Mish-Mash Update on Recent Climate Science and Other Stuff: Enjoy!

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