Artificial sweeteners could take a toll on the environment
“We can’t break down sucralose, and a lot of microorganisms can’t break it down, either, because it’s a really tough molecule…”
Algae could be key for better plant-based foods
Lots of plant-based foods have the flavor right but the texture wrong. New research finds that algae could help improve the “mouthfeel.”
How to raise ‘lawn mowers of the reefs’ in the lab
Researchers are trying to restore long-spined sea urchins, which eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems and kill corals.
Heat worsens viral attacks on algae in corals
During marine heat waves, viruses may increase their attacks on the symbiotic algae that give reef-building corals their amazing colors.
Tiny chalk disks in ocean are ‘catalysts for death’
The circular, chalky plates of marine algae E. huxleyi can act as catalysts for viral infection and are key to Earth’s carbon cycle.
Tiny chalk disks in ocean are ‘catalysts for death’
The circular, chalky plates of marine algae E. huxleyi can act as catalysts for viral infection and are key to Earth’s carbon cycle.
Nutrient loading could spell trouble on Atlantic coast
New research predicts nutrient loading, which puts certain areas of the US at heightened risk of harmful algal blooms.
Nutrient loading could spell trouble on Atlantic coast
New research predicts nutrient loading, which puts certain areas of the US at heightened risk of harmful algal blooms.
Siberian wildfire may have amped up Arctic algal bloom
Smoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton bloom, researchers say.