Mystery solved: our tests reveal the tiny algae killing fish and harming surfers on SA beaches
A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seadragons, fish and octopuses on two South ...
600 million years of shared environmental stress response found in algae and plants
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...
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Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...
Microplastics: are they poisoning crops and jeopardising food production?
Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...
Scientists witness living plant cells generate cellulose and form cell walls for the first time
In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...
Study shows how microplastic pollution is impacting plant growth
A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...
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Evolution of plant network: 600 million years of stress
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...
How Oceans Can Capture Carbon
Sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more.
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Maintaining Abundant Lake Fisheries
Chautauqua Lake is one of the most popular inland fishing waters in New York State. A survey conducted for the NYS Department ...
Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
Remove fence algae for good in 15 minutes with 1 natural item expert claims is ‘the best’
Algae on fences can be an eyesore, but more importantly, it can damage your wooden fence as it retains moisture, which can ...