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Along with its present use in biofuels, supplements and fertilizer, algae could potentially be utilized in applications ranging from bioprinted tissue to honeybee feed. That's why a new system is ...
A recent Oregon State University study found that the primary cyanotoxin in Detroit Lake suddenly changed in 2018, and the ...
An unusually intense toxic algae bloom was spotted from space in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake, swirling like paint in a satellite ...
A light microscopy image shows the marine algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii, which is a potentially large evolutionary step. This algae absorbed a bacterium called UCYN-A and formed a new organelle ...
Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic ...
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The Nashawannuck Pond — at the forefront of one of the city’s iconic views with Mt. Tom looming in the background — developed ...
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