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Cachiyuyo Seaweed: The Surprising Underwater Forest Breathing beneath the Waters of Chubut

There are forests that are not visible to the naked eye, but are as important as the others. They are submerged in the cold waters of the South Atlantic, swaying with the tide like a hypnotic jungle. They are...

Climate Solutions: Bioplastics and Sustainable Agriculture in Germany

German scientists lead key innovations to provide climate solutions, from bioplastics derived from algae to legume burgers and ecological concrete. These advances, developed in universities and research institutes, promise to reduce emissions, plastic waste, and the environmental impact of...

Algae packaging: eliminating plastic without a trace

In a world saturated with plastic waste, the British startup Notpla has developed an innovative solution: biodegradable packaging made from seaweed, which naturally degrades in a few weeks, even in marine environments. The raw material used, brown algae, grows without...

Algae solar panels: Renewable energy merging with your garden’s nature

Within the context of the energy transition, researchers from the Indian university Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham have developed **solar algae panels**, a groundbreaking advancement in the **bio-photovoltaic sector**. These panels, created from **freshwater algae**, represent a promising sustainable energy solution with...

Spain: Real Betis has the first jersey made from algae

The Real Betis Balompié Spain Club surprised by designing the first jersey made from seaweed. It did so within the framework of the campaign called "Without blue, there is no green". This attire was presented at the beginning of the...

Innovative method with algae purifies contaminated water with chemical residues.

A new method that **purifies contaminated water** takes advantage of **fossil remains of diatom algae**, effectively removing contaminants after being chemically modified. Researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen have identified more than 500 chemical substances in European rivers, coming from...

Scientists discover the reasons why the beaches of Algarrobo are full of algae in Chile.

Translation: For more than two decades, the beaches of Algarrobo Bay in Chile have been experiencing a proliferation of green algae, a phenomenon that has had a strong impact on activities of relevance to the community such as tourism. Known as...

Tarifa beaches covered with 40,000 tons of invasive algae from Asia

A mountain of over 40,000 tons of **invasive Asian algae** removed from the beaches of Tarifa stands next to the city's **wastewater treatment plant**. They should not be there, as the Spanish Government considers them **urban solid waste** and,...

Seeding of algae: the project to protect the Patagonian coast

An initiative by the Por el Mar Foundation proposed a seaweed planting project to preserve the submarine forests off the coast of Patagonia. The prestigious magazine Science recently published a letter signed by twenty researchers under the title Protecting kelp...

Playa del Carmen expects higher amounts of seaweed on its beaches in 2025.

By 2025, a higher **arrival of sargassum** is forecasted, according to (https://noticiasambientales.com/ciencia/investigadora-del-cenpat-utiliza-imagenes-satelitales-para-estudiar-la-biodiversidad-costera-de-chubut/), which predicts a higher quantity than that of 2024. Faced with this scenario, **Playa del Carmen** is preparing with machinery, containers, and the **industrial sector** to confront the...

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Surprise in Colombia: a bird species thought to be extinct is rediscovered

In a discovery that surprised the scientific community, the Santa Marta Sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus), a species considered extinct since...