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Next month, NASA will transfer a unique floating algae cultivation system to the commercial sector. The technology could be used in conjunction with conventional methods at water treatment plants, and could address a number of environmental issues, in addition to facilitating the production of biofuels.
The Offshore... |
18 April 2012
04:26 GMT |
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Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announce the development of a new fluorescent biosensor, which relies on the natural glowing abilities of microscopic marine algae called diatoms.
One of the most remarkable things about these microorganisms is that... |
23 March 2012
10:47 GMT |
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Investigators with the Antarctic Geologic Drilling Program (ANDRILL) say that their latest study conducted in Antarctica reveals a period of warming to have taken place on the Southern Continent about 15.7 million years ago.
The event did not last for very long, only a few thousand years, the team explains. In geolo... |
28 November 2011
05:21 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that some of the world's most pristine and clean waterways may be at an elevated risk of suffering from the ill-effects of algal invasions. The reason for that is the fact that the waters are so clean, experts now indicate in a new study.In other words, the very fact that thes... |
2 June 2011
09:32 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, experts discovered that a clear separation exists between coral reefs that would follow the behavior of algae they are living in symbiosis with, and corals that would not do the same. The finding is very important for determining how the reefs would react to global warming.Climate change is... |
1 June 2011
06:02 GMT |
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The kelp forests developing in the Santa Barbara Channel have recently been imaged by satellite in Earth's orbit. At the same time, researchers conducted an in-situ investigation, which ultimately provided them with the most comprehensive view to date on the structure.Marine biologists explain that kelps are a g... |
26 May 2011
09:49 GMT |
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Hijacking the natural capabilities of algae and cyanobacteria to help mankind has just gotten a little easier, say experts in the United States. They managed to develop a way of getting bioengineered microorganisms to produce large amounts of hydrogen, which is touted as the fuel of the future. Algae and cyanobacteri... |
24 May 2011
10:17 GMT |
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Numerous monocles popped from experts' eye sockets when a research team announced the discovery of living algae inside cells of equally-alive salamanders. Arguably, this is the most advanced type of symbiosis ever discovered in vertebrates. The discovery was made in the common spotted salamander, which wasn'... |
5 April 2011
08:53 GMT |
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Two separate research groups have studied the role that the ocean's tiniest creatures have in mixing nutrients, by measuring the fluid flow that surrounds these freely swimming microorganisms.These experiments focused on two types of microbes that have shed some light on the way that one creature's movement... |
11 October 2010
09:31 GMT |
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Researchers at the Syracuse University show in a new research that promoting the acceleration of algae growth is possible through the use of light particles called photons.The group says that the method relies on using a very special type of light-manipulation technique, that is derived from nanotechnology.From ... |
25 August 2010
08:31 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that experts investigating the causes and effects of algal bloom influencing coastal Atlantic communities have just been awarded a $1 million grant to continue their work.Preventing and controlling harmful algal blooms is of paramount... |
19 August 2010
03:09 GMT |
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The industrial production of algae biofuel would be feasible within the next 15 years, say two researchers from Wageningen UR (University & Research center) in their article published today in Science.Professor René Wijffels and Dr Maria Barbosa of Wageningen UR say in their article An Outlook on Microalgal Bi... |
13 August 2010
07:04 GMT |
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Officials from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they are offering $543,336 in funding for two competitive grants, aimed at studying the natural phenomenon known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB). The experts want to study how algae multiply in the Puget Sound area, which represe... |
4 August 2010
03:19 GMT |
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have for a long time proposed that the chemical element phosphorus may be playing an active role in supporting the development of algal blooms in the Great Lakes of Northern America. However, they never knew this for sure, which is precisely why... |
4 August 2010
02:51 GMT |
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Algae are starting to more and more preoccupy scientists, as strains can potentially produce 10 times or more fuel than the corn used in making ethanol or the soybeans that produce biodiesel. They also can be produced basically anywhere, so food production is not likely to be affected. As algae feed on carbon dioxide... |
26 July 2010
08:20 GMT |
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Throughout history, microbes and other microorganisms left their mark on humanity, and not in a good way. Worthy of mention is the Irish potato blight of the 19th Century, which was triggered by a type of parasitic algae, and which killed more than a million people, reducing the country's population by between 2... |
23 July 2010
04:09 GMT |
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Over the past few years, researchers have been discussing a wide array of possibilities in terms on geoengineering. This type of approach may unfortunately be necessary due to the fact that the international political will necessary to take care of our planet within decent limits appears to be completely lacking. Wha... |
17 March 2010
06:01 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that one of the main reasons why algal blooms spread across the surface of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans is the fact that top predatory fish in these ecosystems are being hunted. The animals usually keep algae in check, but, as they disappear, the organisms spawn out of control. T... |
2 December 2009
03:50 GMT |
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Over the course of the planet's history, there have been five extinction events that scientists know of, and each and every single one of them may have been caused by nothing more than algae. The new idea was proposed by a scientist on October 19, at the annual Geological Society of America meeting. As expected,... |
30 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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A new comparative research has revealed the fact that the main factor creating differences between fish production levels in clear mountain lakes and brown forest lakes is light, and not access to nutrients, such as previously held. The counter-intuitive discovery was made by experts at the Climate Impacts Research C... |
24 July 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Over the past few years, a lot of time, money and effort have been directed towards making algae a viable source of alternative fuels, on account of the fact that some people are really interested in combating global warming and in offering the world replacements for coal, oil and natural gas. However, the amounts of... |
8 April 2009
06:14 GMT |
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Scientists have only recently discovered an alga that is extremely potent, in that it has the natural ability to detoxify the deadly poison arsenic. The tiny organism, which is actually a simple unicellular alga known as Cyanidioschyzon, can metabolize the chemical in places where the latter occurs naturally, such as... |
10 March 2009
06:42 GMT |
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Coming up with an economically-sustainable alternative source of fuel is no easy task, and most existing methods of synthesizing such compounds either take up too much space, or are grown instead of crops that could have the potential of feeding a lot of people. Now, researchers in South Korea have managed to devise ... |
22 January 2009
03:17 GMT |
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The First World Conference on Marine Biodiversity takes place on November 11 through 15 in Valencia, Spain, as a result of multiple studies drawing attention to the fact that the biodiversity in Earth's oceans is dwindling, mainly because of climate change. As a result, the entire marine scientific community is ... |
11 November 2008
05:14 GMT |
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Understanding how and why species of both prey and predators show extremely large or extremely small fluctuations in their numbers, over time, in the same habitat has been a long sought-for prize in the biology international community. But now, researchers learned that these so-called cycles are a natural part of the... |
30 October 2008
05:12 GMT |
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The European Union has already pledged its commitment to introducing biofuels as an alternative to regular, petroleum-based kerosene, in 5 to 10 years. But, while some oppose this measure, others have already taken the first steps towards this goal. Boeing is expecting to get approval for using biofuels in 3 to 5 yea... |
28 October 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Following the success registered by the opening of their first commercial scale algae biodiesel factory in the United States, PetroSun has recently made a deal with a Chinese firm in order to help it build a similar plant in their country.Shanghai Jun Ya Yan Technology Development Company has reached an agreement wit... |
2 October 2008
05:13 GMT |
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Sapphire Energy, a San Diego company set to come up with an algae fuel for cars, has recently received financial support from Bill Gates. The company announced that it was on the verge of reaching $100 million in the next round of collecting. Prior to Gates, Arch Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, and ... |
18 September 2008
04:28 GMT |
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It is pretty clear that, in this rhythm, very few of us will have any money to buy petrol. That's why the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is trying to develop new means through which chemically manipulated algae generate renewable fuels, such as hydrogen gas for example. "We believe ... |
2 April 2008
06:07 GMT |
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We all know that cows eat grass. But what if grass ate the cows? Surprisingly, there are some situations of this kind in nature. In terrestrial ecosystems, plants are the only ones that can produce their own food starting from minerals (carbon dioxide from the air, nitrogen and phosphorus from the ground) and water b... |
25 June 2007
02:57 GMT |
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At first sight, ice and life are two notions that exclude each other, as they have nothing in common. If we look at an ice cube taken from the fridge, we will see just a cold and transparent particle. But if we examine at a microscope a piece of ice picked from a polar sheet, a whole universe of microorganisms will o... |
7 June 2007
10:55 GMT |
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This poison has made many victims amongst the sea-food consumers till now. The domoic acid is a toxin synthesized especially by microscopic diatoms and red algae. It was first isolated from a red alga named in Japanese "duomoi" and used against gut worms. But high levels kill you, too, not just the worms, as it attac... |
30 April 2007
05:39 GMT |
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This is a real example of efficiency and self-support. Lloyd Godson, 27, an Australian aquanaut and marine biologist, was able to survive 13 days in an underwater "biosub", breathing oxygen delivered by algae fueled with his own urine and pedaling a bike for electricity, going out unscathed. The the 2 m (6.6 ft) high... |
18 April 2007
09:04 GMT |
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