algae
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Along the easternmost point of the coast, sea women stuff "stone flowers" -- as the algae is called in Taiwanese and Mandarin -- into net sacks.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
An academic has discovered "surprisingly rich" communities of microscopic algae in one of the most remote locations on Earth.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
He has to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was covered in algae following a resurfacing job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
By 2016, it had triggered a bloom of algae, known as ovas, that depleted the water of oxygen and caused the death of thousands of species.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
When she waded into the swamp, the reeds twisted themselves into a boat, and she climbed aboard, floating across the deep red of the algae coating the water.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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