Brown algae removes 550 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually and stores it in its slime for up to thousands of years, a study has found. While it primarily uses the carbon to ...

Brown algae take up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon contained therein back into the environment in mucous form. This mucus is hard to break down for other ...

EAST QUOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- Murky brown water is creating a nuisance for people on Long Island. It's so gross beachgoers don't want to go in and fishermen can't even see what they are fishing ...

COCOA BEACH — Just when you thought that the Indian River Lagoon might be getting a little better, it's back: the brown algae that kills fish by the thousands is blooming, foreshadowing more doom for ...

New aquarium owners often face a common issue: a dusty brown film on surfaces. This isn't true algae but diatoms, microscopic organisms thriving in unstable water conditions with excess silica and ...

(Nanowerk News) Brown algae contain phlorotannins, aromatic (phenolic) compounds that are unique in the plant kingdom. As natural antioxidants, phlorotannins are of great interest for the treament and ...

The brown alga Sporochnus dotyi reflects shimmering green and blue light when illuminated from above. An example of structural coloring, the effect has been discovered by scuba divers and is not known ...

There's been acai, kale, chia, and goji berries. But another obscure superfood new on the market in Australia is being heralded for its multiple health and beauty benefits, which include aiding in ...

COCOA BEACH — Dawn Stevenson sees the brown, wool-like gunk lap up every summer. But in recent years, she's noticed more severe algae outbreaks hit her hometown beach. The stuff blanketed about a ...

Brown algae are true wonder plants when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the air. They even outcompete forests on land in this, and thus play a decisive role for the atmosphere and our ...