Approximately 20 per cent of the world's fresh water is in the Great Lakes, providing drinking water to 30 million people. "Economics and the environment go together," Bejankiwar said.

A new study presents a native mass spectrometry method for early detection of cyanobacterial strains, enhancing monitoring of harmful algal blooms in freshwater.

The Bamboo Shrimp is the next entry on our list of the best shrimp for freshwater fish tanks. It’s also called the Wood or Fan Shrimp. It’s a striking creature covered in woody shades of green ...

Increased phosphorus is causing massive algae blooms in Lake Erie at the heart of North America and a scientist says they are becoming “very difficult to control.” Last week toxins generated ...

We are analysing the patterns of functional and genetic diversity of lichenised fungi, algae and cyanobacteria in freshwater and coastal habitats across the world. We are focusing on the ecology, ...

5. Making long-term space travel possible In 2019, freshwater algae were launched into space to convert the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts on the International Space Station into oxygen.

Scientists uncover the genomic differences of marine and freshwater microalgae Date: January 12, 2021 Source: New York University Summary: Scientists have successfully cultured and sequenced 107 ...

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that current water quality guidelines aren’t protecting freshwater ecosystems from increasing salt pollution. “It ...

The algae control funding board will instead update the $20,000 grant for vegetation management and wait to look into a Kitsap Lake cyanobacteria management plan in the future, Seebacher said.

Ancient lineage of algae found to include five 'cryptic' species Date: December 1, 2021 Source: University of Göttingen Summary: All land plants originated from a single evolutionary event when ...

U.S. Geological Survey scientists tinkering around with freshwater blue-green algae from Lake Okeechobee have made a simple, yet potentially significant discovery: the amount of salty water needed ...