Archives 2026
13 October 2026
Didymosphenia geminata ecology in Lake Superior's nearshore environment and its tributaries Description: In this Diatom Web Academy...
13 October 2026
ANSP Diatom Herbarium: Using the Symbiota database and preparing samples and slides for deposition Description: As one of the world's two...
13 October 2026
Consideration of fixed count and observed/expected approaches in assessment Description: Diatom-based indices are widely used for freshwater...
01 August 2026
The 2026 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Diatom Taxonomy Workshop in Spokane WA was hosted by Sarah Spaulding and the SFS Diatom Taxonomic...
28 April 2026
Marine harmful algal booms (HABS): Pseudonitzschia, domoic acid, and marine birds Description: This presentation will explore harmful algal...
27 April 2026
Diatom Web Academy Spring Schedule 2026 We offer a series of live, online seminars. Join us and be part of the discussion! If you are not able to...
20 April 2026
Dates: June 15–19, 2026 Location: Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, MacBride Lab Instructor: Sarah Spaulding Credit...
16 April 2026
M Holmes, JC Taylor and B Linol (2026) Comparing fixed count and observed/expected taxa approaches in diatom-based water quality...
09 April 2026
Society for Freshwater Science, Innovation Fund provided support for a novel revision of the diatoms.org COMPARE feature. The...
07 April 2026
Planet Diatom: an organization to train, transform, and transcend Description: Diatoms play essential roles in aquatic ecosystems; they produce an...
26 March 2026
REPOSTED FROM 2021 Diatoms of North America (diatoms.org) is a collaborative effort to discover and document the diversity of diatom species across...
24 March 2026
Evolution and diversity of diatoms in African lakes Description: Owing to their exceptional ecological tolerance, diatoms have become one of the...
16 March 2026
The Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) is planning to offer the 10th U.S. training course on the...
12 March 2026
The event will bring together diatom researchers from across the Nordic and Baltic regions and beyond. The program will include scientific...
10 March 2026
Walking with diatomsDescription: In this talk, I try to bridge the gap between “quantitative” and “qualitative” views of freshwater biofilms....
04 March 2026
DNA metabarcoding is transforming diatom-based environmental monitoring, yet its global application is currently hindered by significant ...
04 March 2026
Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms Dates: 18 May – 12 June 2026 Instructors: David Burge (University of Minnesota, Science Museum of...
02 March 2026
Paul C. Silva worked at the University of California, Berkeley, and made important contributions to algal taxonomy and nomenclature throughout...
24 February 2026
Living Opals: Diatoms in Art and Scientific HistoryDescription: Diatoms have fascinated scientists and artists alike since they were first...
22 February 2026
At the Science Museum of Minnesota, microscopic diatoms have long played an outsized role in advancing the museum’s mission to inspire learning,...
17 February 2026
The On Thin Ice project an NSF funded collaborative Macrosystems project looking at the implications of shorter winters for the future of...
16 February 2026
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences contains papers in the areas of systematics, taxonomy, evolution, biogeography, and ecology. We...
27 January 2026
Jonah Ventures is offering a limited number of complimentary eDNA sample analyses to support graduate student research in 2026. This program is...
03 January 2026
The modus operandi of this blog from the start has been to write in a “natural history” style about aspects of the natural world that are...
03 January 2026
APEM Biolabs is looking for a Phytoplankton Laboratory Scientist to join our specialist team, delivering high-quality biological analysis for...
