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Climate change causes monster patch of microscopic plants in the Arctic
A different phytoplankton bloom, in the Ross Sea. (Photos c/o NASA.) There aren't supposed to…
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Critical List: Emperor penguin population double previous estimates; a new fracking working group
A team using very high resolution satellite pictures counted twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than any previous…
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Your new offshore energy source: Floating algae farms
Forget offshore oil drilling. NASA's working on a project that would generate clean, renewable offshore energy, by growing algae…
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Critical List: Warmest March on record for 25 states; LEGO hermit crab shell
A round-up of the news of the day.
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Watch Stephen Colbert yell at a plantStephen Colbert understands the Republican candidates' aversion to big words, logic, facts, and critical thinking. That's why he wants to…
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This lamp absorbs 150 times more CO2 than a tree
It's still in the "so crazy it just might work" stage, but microalgae-powered lamps could absorb a ton of carbon…
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Algae whiz: Growing protein with fewer resources
Scientists say feeding livestock algae-based protein could save resources and make the meat industry less of a climate disaster, all…
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The man whose algae could take over the world
If life is really a disaster movie in which humanity is wiped off the face of the earth, J.
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Airlines race to be first to fly with biofuel
One day, maybe, planes will be able fly on electricity alone, but until then, the best chance they have…
