[New Zealand] Not far from the buried roads and twisted railway tracks that blemish its coastline, parts of Kaikoura look like an alien Continue reading Kaikoura’s alien landscapes: Once lively seabeds now a wasteland
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Qualitas health announces new production partnership to triple algae production
[USA] Qualitas Health, the Texas-based company revolutionizing nutrition products by unleashing the potential of algae, today Continue reading Qualitas health announces new production partnership to triple algae production
Microalgae genes help them adapt to harsh oceans, other species less lucky
[Krill] Picture the blue whale, the largest known animal ever to have lived. This endangered mammal can grow up to 30 metres Continue reading Microalgae genes help them adapt to harsh oceans, other species less lucky
Why seabirds love to gobble plastic floating in the ocean
[USA] Imagine you’re passing a fast-food restaurant and you smell hamburger on the grill. You’re hungry, so you pull in and eat one … Continue reading Why seabirds love to gobble plastic floating in the ocean
Omega-3 insights magazine: Algal-based omega-3s
[Global] Beyond dietary intake, the consumption of fish oil products was the go-to omega-3 source for many years. Alternatives such as Continue reading Omega-3 insights magazine: Algal-based omega-3s
AlgaeBiotech looks to replace the krill
Krill oil supplements contain special omega-3 essential fatty acids in phospholipid form and one of the world’s strongest antioxidants, astaxanthin. Recent human clinical studies have shown that phospholipid omega-3 may be a more desirable form of omega-3. Continue reading AlgaeBiotech looks to replace the krill
Emperor penguin population is in peril due to vanishing ice
Disappearing sea ice in Antarctica is putting emperor penguins at risk of extinction, researchers warn.
“The population is declining,” says Hal Caswell, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and an author of a new study in Nature Climate Change. “Unless something changes to stop that, the population will go into extinction.”
By 2100, the entire population could decrease by one-third, with all 45 of the known emperor penguin… Continue reading Emperor penguin population is in peril due to vanishing ice