The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic organisms. While often a nuisance, especially toxic cyanobacteria, algae are ...
Iron and hydrogen peroxide trigger cell death via ferroptosis, which cascades killer molecules through the population, ...
A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to produce ...
Trump Pool plan needs adjustments, clearly isn't enough to remove algae, says expert. Trump points to Biden, Obama spend on reflecting pool renovations.
People often underestimate tiny beings. But microscopic algal cells not only evolved to thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on Earth – glaciers – but are also shaping them. With a team of ...
Brown algae take up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon contained therein back into the environment in mucous form. This mucus is hard to break down for other ...
I went to the Reflecting Pool because, as a certain American naturalist once said of a different pond, I wished to “live deliberately” and “see if I could not learn what it had to teach.” I doubted ...
D onald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: National Park Service employees work to clean up algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following ...