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With increasing CO2 levels, ocean microbes are affected in different ways. Studying the effects of climate change on microbes is not straightforward.

News reports have been covering the marine life dying on the shores of southwest Florida due to a toxic red tide. What exactly is a red tide? What causes a red tide? Why is it toxic? We answer some common questions about this microorganisms-based phenomenon.

You’ve heard of microbiomes, but do you know where the word comes from? This new term has an old history.