News articles tagged with 'alga'
Biodiversity improves water quality in streams through a division of labour
— 9 Apr 2011 11:43 | EnvironmentBiologically diverse streams are better at cleaning up pollutants than less rich waterways, and Bradley Cardinale, an assistant professor at the U-M School of Natural Resources and…
Algae that live inside the cells of salamanders are the first known vertebrate endosymbionts
— 6 Apr 2011 16:13 | BiologyA species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who…
Addressing the nuclear waste issue
— 6 Apr 2011 16:01 | EnvironmentResearchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have an enhanced understanding of a common freshwater alga and its remarkable ability to remove strontium from…
Researchers predict larger-than-average Gulf 'dead zone'; impact of oil spill unclear
— 29 Jun 2010 11:17 | EnvironmentUniversity of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is expected to be larger than average, continuing a decades-long…
Researchers discover source of essential nutrients for mid-ocean algae
— 24 Jun 2010 12:52 | EnvironmentFor almost three decades, oceanographers have been puzzled by the ability of microscopic algae to grow in mid-ocean areas where there is very little nitrate, an essential algal nutrient.…
Discovery of how coral reefs adapt to global warming could aid reef restoration
— 24 Jun 2010 11:28 | EnvironmentDiscoveries about tropical coral reefs, to be published on 23 June 2010, are expected to be invaluable in efforts to restore the corals, which are succumbing to bleaching and other…
Damselfish 'garden' algae
— 18 Jun 2010 12:05 | BiologyA species of damselfish, Stegastes nigricans, selectively weed the algal gardens on which they feed in order to encourage the growth of their preferred algal species of Polysiphonia…
New study documents use of hormone progesterone in simple microscopic aquatic animals
— 15 Jun 2010 03:09 | BiologyA new study shows that humans and tiny aquatic animals known as rotifers have something important in common when it comes to sex…
UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel
— 22 Jan 2010 14:29 | TechnologyWith many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers from the University of Virginia's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have found there are significant…
K-State engineers strive to make algae oil production more feasible
— 4 Nov 2009 12:41 | EnvironmentTwo Kansas State University engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. from fossil…