Biology
Plankton thrives on volcanoes
Plankton are the foundation of the marine food chain, they need sunlight to carry out photosynthesis as well as other nutrients like nitrate, phosphate and iron to feed…
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Biology
Argentina produces biofuels from marine algae
Argentina's Oilfox SA has inaugurated the first algae-based biodiesel plant in Latin America, with the goal of gradually replacing the production of biofuels from soybea…
Biology
Biological plastic - technology of the future
With rising oil prices and the threat of climate change today, bioplastic products will be one of the traditional plastic alternatives in the near future.
Biology
New perspective on phytoplankton
Phytoplankton form 'underwater' forests, and are responsible for providing nearly half of the oxygen needed for life on Earth, including ourselves.
Biology
Deep sea creatures provide clues to the evolution of humanity
Studying the genome of a marine creature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego brings a new light source to expl…
Biology
Seaweed energy of the future
The oil crisis in the early 70s of the last century alerted all humanity to the depletion of non-renewable resources such as oil. And for decades, we are trying to find…
Biology
Marine bacteria can create environmentally friendly energy sources
Bacteria in the world's oceans can effectively use solar energy to grow thanks to a pigment that absorbs special light. This discovery was made by researchers at the Uni…
Biology
Isolate bacteria that oxidize self-sustaining ammonia in the sea
For many years, microbiologists believe that ancient bacteria are 'extremophile' (organisms that live in extremely harsh environments). The limited physiological diversi…
Biology
A marine species can limit greenhouse gases
The Salpa aspera scientific creature plays an important role in limiting greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Biologists discover this creature that looks like this jellyfish…
Biology
Producing hydrogen fuel from marine algae
Experts from Bielefeld University (Germany) and University of Queensland (Australia) successfully cultivated green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii single-celled hydrogen…
Biology
There are several species of toxic microalgae?
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam - Head of marine zooplankton, Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) - said that in Khanh Hoa waters alone,…
Biology
New Zealand bizarre creatures
In the project of connecting the seabed exploration of New Zealand and Australian scientists, scientists have discovered many strange creatures in the seabed of northwes…
Animal world
'The strange fish' lives 'super life' despite being locked up
'Methuselah fish' currently lives at Steinhart Institute of Oceanography, California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco (USA).
Animal world
In Russia there is the most useful fish in the world
Fish and seafood are the main sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic. S
Animal world
Meet the dolphins stranded, never drop them back naturally because ...
Don't think, not dropping dolphins to the marine environment is a non-human act, because behind it is a serious story.