Algae
Israeli researchers say spirulina algae could reduce COVID mortality rate – Jerusalem Post
The algae has been shown to reduce inflammation
Red algae sign of pollution in Marmara Sea: Expert
The red algae washed up on shores of Istanbul's Anatolian side is a sign of increasing pollution in the Marmara Sea, an expert has said.
"Algae piling up due to decreased oxygen levels with the effect of the dumped waste reveals the alarming pollution in the Marmara Sea," said Meriç Albay, Dean of Istanbul University's Faculty of Aquatic Sciences.
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Turkey's Lake Tuz Turned Pink
Lake Tuz, Turkey's second-largest, has turned pink, turning into an impressive sight for tourists, Turkish private TV NTV reported, quoted by BTA.
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Algae pop up in sea off Turkey’s İzmir, raise concerns among some locals
Green algae that occurred in the sea off the western Turkish province of İzmir have caused “surprise and fear” among locals, local media reported Nov. 6. Click through for the story in photos...
Sea lettuce popping up off Turkey’s west ‘may poison people’
An expert has warned that sea lettuces and green algae that occurred in the sea off the western Turkish province of İzmir may poison passersby if authorities fail to take measures. Click through for the story in photos...
Lake in China coloured half pink, half green! (video)
A salt lake in China, known as the country’s ‘Dead Sea’, has turned pink on one side, attracting curious visitors to the world’s third largest sodium sulphate inland lake, according to a media report.
Black Sea, Bosphorus turns turquoise due to phytoplankton: Report
A significant part of the Black Sea has turned turquoise due to phytoplankton, a new picture from space shared by NASA showed June 12.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite first captured the phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea on May 29.
Fossils Likely To Rewrite The Tree Of Life
Fossils discovered recently in the central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh, a good 400 million years older than the oldest plant-like fossils ever found, suggest that the complex organisms appeared earlier than assumed.
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Oldest primitive algae discovered in India
Swedish scientists have uncovered 1.6 billion-year-old fossils that indicate multi-cellular life developed much earlier than previously thought — possibly 400 million years earlier.
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Bulgarian Spirulina Farm to Start Functioning in 3-4 Months
A facility for the production of Spirulina through processing algal biomass is being built near Bulgaria's southern city of Pazardzhik.
In 3-4 months the company is to start producing the dietary supplement made from blue-green algae there.
The food supplement is used a source of protein and other nutrients.