Winter brought a colder and icier season to the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, which saw a near-complete ice cover in ...

As researchers in paleolimnology, the historical study of freshwater sediments, we examine the sediments that settles at the ...

The diatoms in diatomaceous earth are largely made up of a chemical compound called silica. Silica is found in nature as a component of everything from sand and rocks to plants and humans.

Thanks to their valuable silica shells, diatoms are widely used in the food and beverage industries, as well as in the treatment of drinking water and wastewater. Diatomite—the fossilized ...

A Lake Older Than Mountains Lakes, like mountains, can last millions of years. However, most lakes are short-lived in ...

The oldest lake in the world dates back about 25 million years and is also the world's deepest and most biologically diverse ...

Oku, 52, is thought to be one of only a few diatom artists in the world. Diatoms are so tiny that he has produced about 600 pieces in the past decade. But with his creations gaining newfound ...

The NSW government has created a new expert taskforce to help address silica-related health risks for the thousands of workers in tunnelling projects. Crystalline silica can cause a range of ...