algae
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The pool where visitors could swim with otters and penguins was frequently bright green with algae.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Luke Dawson, a National Trust ranger who helps look after the site, says heavier winter rains are washing chalk from the slope more quickly, while mild, damp conditions give algae more chance to grow.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Coral's survival depends on a special relationship with a kind of algae.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
These nutrients make "harmful" blue-green algae more likely which can be dangerous to people and animals.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Evidently the algae covered the shore thickly, for it was all I could find.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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