algae

Dozens of signs warning people about the dangers of algae poisoning are to be placed around England's largest lake.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The neurotoxin can be produced by an algae called Pseudo-nitzschia, and “the warmer the ocean is, the more algae,” McGuire said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Kimberly-Clark identified hesperaloe as a top contender among 70 candidates for potential new sources of fiber, including wheat straw, leftover corn, chicken feathers, seaweed and algae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Except, of course, keeping a massive outdoor pool pristine and leak-free is complicated, and Trump’s renovation flopped: The algae came back, joined by pieces of the pool’s new lining floating in the water.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

I ate algae throughout the day until my stomach could take no more.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

You may never have heard of this single-celled alga, but sailors and fishermen know its effect very well: the P. lunula algae are the organisms that occasionally make the see glow blue.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

The purpose of this brilliance remains unclear, especially because the alga lives too deep for it to be related to photosynthesis.

From Science Magazine ● May 21, 2024

Blue-green algae is not actually an alga but rather a type of bacteria called cyanobacteria.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023

Giant kelp is the common name for Macrocystis pyrifera, a species of alga that grows into lush underwater forests along the coast of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from Baja California north to southeastern Alaska.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2022

She is curious; she wants to know the difference between an alga and a lichen, a Diplodon char- ruanus and a Diplodon delodontus.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr