This image released by NASA’s Earth Observatory shows a giant bloom created by phytoplankton off the Swedish coast Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732981-800-beautiful-blooming-phytoplankton-create-swirling-art-in-the-baltic-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Happy World Oceans Day 2020
Why a World Oceans Day? Consider that Remdesivir, an antiviral medication now undergoing clinical trials as a possible Covid-19 treatment, contains compounds found in sea sponges. Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean is the theme for World Oceans Day 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/happy-world-oceans-day…
Algal blooms are getting worse in lakes worldwide
In a global study that analyzed almost 30 years of satellite images of freshwater lakes, most of the lakes showed signs of worsening algal blooms. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-algal-blooms-lakes…