[Spain] Seaweed has been exploited for food in Galicia since 1980, but until today there has been no company producing it in a Continue reading Galician cannery starts sustainable seaweed production for food
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Answer to Greenland algae’s blooming health discovered
[Greenland] Every summer, a huge microalgae bloom covers 200,000 square miles of the Labrador Sea, just off the coast of Continue reading Answer to Greenland algae’s blooming health discovered
Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
[Denmark] When spring arrives in the Arctic, both snow and sea ice melt, forming melt ponds on the surface of the sea ice. Every year, as Continue reading Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
Algae warrior now part of University of Florida team
[USA] He’s an algae slayer. And he saw a dragon in the footage of last summer’s bloom. Continue reading Algae warrior now part of University of Florida team
Tiny organisms with massive impact
[Germany, Global] Diatoms are a very common group of algae found not only in freshwater streams, rivers and lakes, but also in marine Continue reading Tiny organisms with massive impact
Algae technology helps treat wastewater
[USA] The system uses vertical conveyor belts that revolve in continual loop, cycling through wastewater and air as multiple layers Continue reading Algae technology helps treat wastewater
Purdue students hoping to combat toxic algae problem
[USA] group of Purdue students is working on a research project that could help stop the spread of toxic algae. Continue reading Purdue students hoping to combat toxic algae problem
In times of great famine, microalgae digest themselves
[Germany] In a recent study, scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have determined the molecular mechanisms which microalgae apply Continue reading In times of great famine, microalgae digest themselves
NTU researcher challenges global warming solution
[Taiwan] A study by a National Taiwan University (NTU) researcher overturned a hypothesis that fertilizing oceans with iron to increase the growth of greenhouse gas-absorbing algae Continue reading NTU researcher challenges global warming solution
NASA captures large algae bloom swirling in the Baltic Sea
[USA, EU] NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 has captured images of what seems to be large algae blooms swirling in the Baltic Sea. Continue reading NASA captures large algae bloom swirling in the Baltic Sea