These bacteria thrive in warmer waters, so as sea temperatures have risen with climate change, so too have infection rates. Microbiologist Rita Colwell of the University of Maryland, College Park ...

That's what a new area of science called ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) promises. It's a solution inspired by ...

The study highlights the remarkable abilities of these microorganisms to regulate ... they are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns could ...

Climate change is already changing conditions in marine ... But existing research shows that in a matter of weeks, bacteria can develop new traits that make it easier for them to survive.

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul ... who explained how plankton -- microorganisms that form the bases of many marine food webs -- rely on ...

Ocean temperatures and hurricane seasons are expected to increase because of climate change. "These conditions are really ideal for powerful proliferation of the Vibrio bacteria [as] these Vibrios ...

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms.

They have been identified as a family of the Bathyarchaeia class – some of the most abundant microorganisms on ... accelerating climate change. And, if human-caused disruptions continue, around ...

That is because harmful bacteria in lakes and rivers are causing many beaches to close. The problem has been worsened by climate change, which is making the water warmer and causing more rain.

Results showed a clear link between the spread of the bacteria and multiple weather trends that are linked with climate change. A key weather factor linked with increased salmonellosis cases ...