Then the smell hits you. Dubbed "sea sawdust", the blue-green algae bacteria Trichodesmium has turned the normally blue Coral Sea off the Mackay coastline shades of brown, green and pink.
The family team mixes the bacteria with a natural algae-based gel and spreads it on the paintings. A conservation and restoration technician removes the gelled solvent emulsion during the bio ...
They were said to come from outer space, and there were even claims that they were actually bacteria and that they ... various species of single-celled algae, photosynthetic organisms that are ...
Dog owners are being warned to be wary around lakes and rivers due to potentially fatal toxic algae. Blue-green algae, a group of bacteria called cyanobacteria, often resembles foam and can be found ...