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Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · Technology

NEW ORLEANS — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by…

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Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable

February 15, 2026February 22, 2026 · Technology

NEW ORLEANS — It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads. Once made of glass and cherished by…

Read more Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable
A California lake turned pink this week — in the name of science

A California lake turned pink this week — in the name of science

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 · Los Angeles, California Local News

Stockton’s McLeod Lake is looking pretty in pink this week. The splash of color is part of a study being conducted by the California Department of Water Resources,…

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Advisories for park visitors posted as harmful microcystin detected at Lake Frank and Lake Needwood – WTOP News

Advisories for park visitors posted as harmful microcystin detected at Lake Frank and Lake Needwood – WTOP News

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

Montgomery County’s parks department has found high levels of blue-green algae in Derwood, Maryland’s Lake Frank and Lake Needwood. Test results obtained Friday at the Montgomery County lakes…

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WTF Fun Fact 13728 – Three-Toed Sloths

WTF Fun Fact 13728 – Three-Toed Sloths

April 22, 2024May 5, 2024 · Bazaar News

Three-toed sloths are nature’s slowest-moving mammals. Their slow pace is not just due to laziness but has evolved for survival. These fascinating creatures live in the tropical forests…

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From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise

From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise

December 8, 2023December 9, 2023 · Technology

CASPAR BEACH, Calif. — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning…

Read more From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise
A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida

A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 · Technology

WASHINGTON — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida,…

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Should you worry about lichens, moss, algae on trees?

Should you worry about lichens, moss, algae on trees?

January 17, 2023January 19, 2023 · Lifestyle

Now that deciduous trees are bare, trunks and branches have taken center stage, and you might be noticing nuances and irregularities that evaded your attention over the summer.…

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Ian ruins man-made reefs, brings algae bloom to Florida

Ian ruins man-made reefs, brings algae bloom to Florida

November 5, 2022November 7, 2022 · Travel

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well. It destroyed man-made reefs and brought along red…

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Ian ruins man-made reefs, brings algae bloom to Florida

Ian ruins man-made reefs, brings algae bloom to Florida

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 · Technology

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well. It destroyed man-made reefs and brought along red tide,…

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