Rapid ecosystem changes in the Arctic
New research has found dramatic ecosystem shifts in the Arctic due to climate change. The high Arctic is warming faster than any other region on earth. There are explicit links between climate change and...
Tagged: algae
Higher crop yield and better carbon fixation thanks to pyrenoid
Plants and algae use the enzyme Rubisco to fix carbon dioxide, removing it from the atmosphere and converting it into biomass. Algae have figured out a way to increase the efficiency of carbon fixation....
More than 60 per cent of Maldives coral reef hit by bleaching
Around 60 per cent of all coral colonies in the Maldives are affected by climate change-related bleaching, a new survey has revealed. In some places, up to 90 per cent of the reefs are...
Plastic out of seaweed
Japanese inventors want to alleviate the problem of marine waste with an ecological, degradable packaging. Made out of marine algae, their product has already received a prestigious design award. The designers are now in...
