Algae and aquatic plants are two very visible and significant concerns with Chautauqua Lake. Potential remedies to these concerns are as complex and interconnected as the ecology of the lake itself.

Some herbs grow faster thanks to your used aquarium water, while certain leafy greens love getting extra potassium from this ...

New aquarium owners often face a common issue: a dusty brown film on surfaces. This isn't true algae but diatoms, microscopic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Marimo moss balls now are rolling into stylish vases and even into tiny orbs and bottles as jewelry. Consider marimo the moss in your underwater terrarium. Or the floating plant in your aquarium.

A biologist has created a sketch of what the first common ancestor of plants and algae may have looked like. A University of Arkansas biologist has created a sketch of what the first common ancestor ...

Thanks to a recent discovery regarding marine algae, scientists have developed crop plants that absorb a fuller spectrum of sunlight, resulting in better growth. The finding could also lead to ...

The research shows that a freshwater production strain of microalgae, Auxenochlorella protothecoides, is capable of directly degrading and utilizing non-food plant substrates, such as switchgrass, for ...