A Toxic Algae Bloom Is Killing California’s Sea Lions
Sea lions and dolphins that swim off California’s central coast are dying. Toxic algae blooms off the state’s coast are believed to be stranding and even killing the marine animals…
Life Beneath the Arctic Ice Is Chock-Full of Microplastics
Picture a raft of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, and you’re probably imagining a pristine marriage of white and blue. But during summertime, below the surface, something much greener…
A 5,000-Mile-Wide Blob of Stinky Seaweed Is Headed Straight for Florida
A floating blob of seaweed 5,000 miles across, spanning nearly the whole width of the Atlantic Ocean, is headed for Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The sargassum algae, a brown, branching, stringy…
Going green with algae-powered microprocessor computer
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, U.K., have created a computer system that is powered by algae that harvests energy from the sun.
Living algae facades cover buildings, sucking in CO2 and sun to produce renewable energy
The world’s first bio-reactive facade, where glass panels cultivate microalgae to produce renewable energy, was unveiled on a residential building in Hamburg, Germany in 2013. Since then, the technology has…