Mussels have the uncanny power to stick to almost anything. Whether it’s a rough metal surface or a wet slippery rock, their ...

The adhesive could also stave off biofouling, or the buildup of algae, plants, and small animals on human-made underwater structures. In a paper for the journal Small Methods, chemists at Rice ...

Dr Neil Reid from Queen's University is wary of claims the algae has killed wildlife When the largest lake in the UK turns green, it's hard not to wonder about the effect on local wildlife.

Some entrepreneurs are betting on southern Florida becoming an oyster hot spot. Now, they just need to convince Mother Nature ...

[Cody] of Cody’sLab has been bit by what he describes as the algae growing bug. We at Hackaday didn’t know that was a disease floating around, but we’ll admit that we’re not surprised ...

But from the perspective of invasive species risk, slime is a foothold for other marine life — algae, sponges, barnacles, clams and more. A sea squirt from biofouling is the primary way marine ...

This increases fuel usage and lowers overall efficiency of the vessel, requiring regular cleaning to remove this biofouling ... this prevents the build-up of algae and lichen, and also resists ...

Biofouling – the collection of algae, seaweed, barnacles and other organisms on vessels – is a major problem for vessel ...

Space technology is to be harnessed to predict and monitor blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. A Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) has been launched by the UK Space Agency, external to ...

The impact of warming waters, algae blooms and invasive green crabs ... the hull of the ship and accumulate in a process known as biofouling. Federal laws and an international agreement have ...

Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is a lot more to the algae story! On the right side of the cover, it is ...

The Museum's collection of algae is one of the largest in the world, with more than a quarter of a million specimens from around the globe. Algae specimens account for about five per cent of the ...