Marine microalgae have long been touted as one of the most promising biological platforms for capturing carbon dioxide and ...

A full ecosystem developed inside a sealed jar assembled from algae and water taken from a heavily polluted drain. What began ...

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A team of marine scientists led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a new approach to predicting harmful algal blooms (HABs), changing how oceanographers track ...

When their funding was temporarily suspended by the Trump administration, biologists found other ways to pursue their work.

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UC Santa Cruz researchers use passive resin samplers to track chemical cues, extending predictive lead time for harmful algal blooms in Monterey Bay by up to seven weeks.

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Phosphorus is the quiet bottleneck of global agriculture. Plants build their DNA, their membranes, and their energy currency ...