When Takashi Amano introduced the Yamato numa shrimp to his planted tanks in the early 1990s, he revolutionised natural algae control. This see-through, unassuming freshwater shrimp eats algae ...

In return, the algae provide the clams with sugars and other essential nutrients. The finding highlights an evolutionary adaptation that parallels human technological ingenuity, and offers ...

On land, photosynthesis is carried out by plants, and the impacts of the process can be seen with the autumn leaves changing color and new green leaves in the spring. But in the ocean, the process ...

But scientists have discovered two particular toxin-producing species of microscopic marine algae lurking within the region's farmed shellfish samples, sparking concerns for the coastal communities ...

More information about this type of harmful algae bloom can be found on the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper website. The Source: The details of this article were pulled from a Facebook post to the ...

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated more than 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically ...

Monty Don has taken to his blog this month to share a few gardening tasks that need carrying out in November - and one focuses on your patio and paving. Maintaining the cleanliness of your patio ...

The outbreaks occur when tiny cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, suddenly multiply rapidly, stretching out on top of the water for potentially kilometres. Also called eutrophication ...

By understanding the abilities of organisms such as algae of fungi, alternatives to widely used materials can become carbon neutral or even carbon negative. Other initiatives are researching novel ...