Red Snow Phenomena: A Unique Balancing Act
Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the surface of snow. Now, researchers from Japan have developed…
Algae
Scientists Discover How “Photosynthetic” Algae Can Survive and Grow in the Dark
More than 66 million years ago, an asteroid impact led to the extinction of almost three-quarters of life on Earth. The little life that was…
Sex and the Symbiont: Can Algae Hookups Help Corals Survive Climate Change?
Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now. A little more sexy time for symbionts could help coral reefs survive…
Not Science Fiction: German Scientists Harness the Power of Photosynthesis for New Way To “Breathe”
Photosynthesizing algae injected into the blood vessels of tadpoles supply oxygen to their brains. Leading a double life in water and on land, frogs have…
Climate Change Likely To Abruptly Impact Algae in the Global Ocean
Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity ‘break point’ boundaries in the oceans – according to…
Species of Algae With Three Sexes Identified in Japanese River
Researchers on quest to understand how different sexes first evolved. For 30 years, University of Tokyo Associate Professor Hisayoshi Nozaki has traveled an hour west…
Closing a 25-Million Year Gap Between the “Molecular Clock” and the Fossil Record of Plants
Early Land Plants Evolved From Freshwater Algae, Fossils Reveal The world may need to start thinking differently about plants, according to a new report in…
Hard To Swallow: Coral Cells Seen Engulfing Algae for First Time – “It Was Amazing To See!”
New research into the crucial partnership between coral and algae may one day help prevent coral bleaching. For the first time, scientists have seen stony…
Scientists Resurrect “Forgotten” Genus of Symbiotic Algae Living in Marine Animals
In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the “yellow cells” they were observing within the tissues of certain temperate marine animals, including sea anemones,…
Reef-Building Corals and the Microscopic Algae Within Their Cells Genetically Evolve in Tandem
Genetics of coral-algal partnerships may have conservation implications. The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral hosts may be evolving…
Missing Link Identified: Mystery of Photosynthetic Algae Evolution Finally Solved
Scientists have identified the protein that was the missing evolutionary link between two ancient algae species – red algae and cryptophytes. An evolutionary mystery that…
More Harmful Algal Bloom Impacts Emerge Amid Rising Seafood Demand and Coastal Development
UNESCO IOC delivers 1st global assessment report after 7 years’ work by 109 experts in 35 countries, creating a baseline to detect and gauge the…
Toxic “Dead Zone” – Surge in Nitrogen Has Turned Sargassum Into the World’s Largest Harmful Algal Bloom
FAU Harbor Branch unique historical baseline (1983-2019) reveals dramatic changes in composition of sargassum. For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low…
Colored LED Lighting Enhances Growth, Biosynthesis of Microalgae for Next-Generation Biofuel
Combined blue and red illumination enhances growth, biosynthesis of D. Salina microalgae. As ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuels continue to present challenges, such as competing…
Littlest Shop of Horrors: Hungry Green Algae Prefer to Eat Bacteria Alive
New study points to potential widespread phagocytosis among green algae, suggests improved methodology in environmental microbiology. New research suggests that the ability of green algae…
River Colors Across the United States Are Changing
In the past 35 years, one third of large rivers in the United States have changed their dominant color, often due to sediments or algae….
Exploring Earth From Space: Japan in Bloom [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the algal blooms swirling around the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Japan. Algae blooms refer to…
Algorithm for Algal Rhythms: Red Sea Atlas of Algal Blooms Reveals the Need for More Sustainable Fish Farming
An atlas of harmful algal blooms across the Red Sea reveals their link with industrial aquaculture and how these blooms have changed in recent decades….
