Tag: phytoplankton
Research Outreach – Issue 132: Police deception, machine learning, and psychedelic therapy
Research Outreach Issue 132 includes a number of articles, such as a study of a natural resin as a powerful pesticide, how phytoplankton impacted biodiversity, and how implementing solvent-based recycling could transform plastic manufacturing into a more environmentally friendly process. We also catch up with Dr Ben Sessa about his research into the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the work […]
Do phytoplankton hold the key to the evolution of marine biodiversity?
Life exploded in our oceans 250 million years ago, leading to the biodiversity that we see today. Before this point, however, the plant and animal life in our seas was considerably less diverse. Several theories have been proffered to explain this – often considering both habitat and climate changes – but very few studies have considered the role of phytoplankton. […]
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