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How one startup is turning harmful algae into plastic shoe parts
A tech startup in Mississippi is turning harmful algae into plastic foam, which could help clean up…
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A glacier in the Italian Alps is turning pink as algae eats away the snow
Glacier-eating algae could take over as global temperatures rise, turning critical snow and ice bri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists are making flip-flops out of algae that are 100% biodegradable - and it could reduce plastic pollution
Plastic pollution is everywhere - but the biodegradable algae flip-flops made by UC San Diego resea…
Elizabeth McCauley
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Researchers figured out why hundreds of elephants dropped dead in Botswana this year: Their water was poisoned by algae
Months after 330 elephants inexplicably died in Botswana, officials identified the cause of the die…
Aylin Woodward
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Pink is the shade of climate change with mountains and lakes changing colour across the globe
The first victims of climate change are aquatic ecosystems. Mountains and lakes across the globe ar…
Prabhjote Gill
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Power Line: Exxon's confusing bet on algae — Rising stars of clean energy — Top oil stocks
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Benji Jones
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Greenland's vast ice sheet is being turned black by algae, part of a vicious cycle making it melt faster
Climate change is accelerating the proliferation of these algae, one expert said. This in turn acce…
Marianne Guenot
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Scientists using algae to produce low-cost COVID-19 test kits
"We are using a microalgae that shows a lot of promise for not only producing the protein needed, …
PTI
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Reebok launches a new range of shoes made from eucalyptus, bloom algae and natural rubber before World Earth Day
The new collection is called Floatride Energy GROW
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Marine red algae may hold key to preventing spread of COVID-19: Reliance researchers
"To support this research, we can also attempt Porphyridium EPS along with carrageenan and sulfated…
PTI
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A toxic 'red tide' algae bloom has spread to Miami
"Swimming is safe for most people. In fact, beaches on the west coast of Florida, which have been p…
Peter Kotecki
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Jamba has a new name, a new look, and a new blue algae smoothie - here's how it tastes
The smoothie was fairly watery, unlike the thick and creamy Jamba classics. There was a hint of swe…
Irene Jiang
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Researchers built AI technology that uses algae to fight climate change, and they're planning on releasing the design so anyone can build one
So while a technological solution for carbon capture remains an elusive holy grail, these researche…
Daniel T. Allen
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The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone - the world's largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
The bloom forms seasonally as it feeds on two sources of nutrients. The first is human-made: In the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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We went inside Ikea's futuristic lab where researchers design algae hot dogs, virtual-reality furniture, and self-driving cafes
The lab aims to highlight and answer some of the biggest questions about our future, and explores e…
Charlie Floyd
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Hurricane Michael could push a dangerous 'red tide' algae bloom inland - where people could breathe in the toxins
The health effects are hard to predict because this is the first time a severe hurricane has hit Fl…
Peter Kotecki
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Toxic 'red tide' algae blooms are killing fish, turtles, and manatees in Florida - here's what it looks like and why it's happening
A red tide that rolled in last fall is still plaguing the waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, tur…
Hilary Brueck
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Diving official believes the green water in Olympic diving pool was caused by algae
It may not have been toxic like several of the other bodies of water in Rio, but the green color wa…