Scientists discover giant new virus that infects freshwater algae
Scientists from the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences discovered forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic microorganisms this ...
Tag: algae
Invasive algae may adapt to changes better than native species in Hawaii’s waters
If you pass through certain shorelines in Hawaii (especially the south and east shores of O'ahu, parts of Maui and ...
‘Amazonian’ algae shed light on what happens to populations when females switch to asexual reproduction
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen and Kobe University have discovered populations of female brown algae ...
Adaptability of vitamin B12 in Antarctic algae has implications for climate change and life in the Southern Ocean
Vitamin B12 deficiency in humans can cause many health problems and even become fatal. Until now, it was thought that ...
Algae ‘could survive nuclear war and avoid starvation,’ says new study
Imagine a catastrophic event that blocks the sun, such as the eruption of a large volcano, or even a nuclear ...
How living materials from algae can better capture carbon
Scientists from TU Delft have discovered how confined microalgae cells grow optimally in photosynthetic living materials. Through the use of ...
Study identifies key algae species that help soft corals survive warming oceans
Scleractinian corals, or stony corals, have disappeared globally over the past four decades, due to climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal ...
