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Scientists Create Algae-Powered AA Battery That Powers a Microprocessor
Scientists hope tiny fuel cells that use algae, light, and water to create energy could one day charge our phones, among other uses.
Eerie ‘Blood Snow’ Is Likely Synced Up With Climate Change, Scientists Say
Red algal blooms are proliferating as rising global temperatures warm Earth’s frozen habitats.
There’s a Toxic, California-Sized Algae Bed Creeping Into the Arctic
Scientists say the size of the algae cyst bed is “unprecedented globally” and threatening the Arctic food supply.
Scientists Extracted DNA From ‘Blood Snow’ in the Alps. Here’s What They Found.
Scientists analyzed “blood snow” DNA to better understand alpine microalgae's complex interactions with climate change.
Seaweed Clothes Can Save the Planet
A New York designer has created a sleek, transparent, carbon-negative raincoat made from algae bioplastic.
Some Forests Are Covered With Lichens That Love to Fuck, Scientists Discover
“We have to assume there’s a lot of cryptic sex going on,” said a researcher about Québec’s reindeer lichen populations.
Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Caused an Explosion of Ocean Life
A giant algae bloom in the summer of 2018 was fueled by the Kīlauea volcano.
Fluorescent Blue Glow Seen on a Chennai Beach May Be a Sign of an Unhealthy Ocean
Even as people gush over the glow, scientists and coastal experts say it could be an effect of climate change and might be harmful to marine life.
Trump Downplayed His Love of Coal. It's Because He Needs Florida.
"Trump’s re-election campaign is really a Florida-first strategy."
The Largest Algae Bloom in World History Is Now Off the Florida Coast
Researchers are tracking the algae Sargassum, which has created record blooms nearly every year since 2011.
Toxic Red Tide Spreads From Florida's Gulf Coast Into Atlantic Waters
Beaches were temporarily closed in Miami and Palm Beach this week as Florida's algae bloom spread.
Toxic algae is killing thousands of fish in Florida and making people sick
“When the fish are washing up by the thousands, people understand that it’s not healthy for them to be swimming or fishing in those waters."