Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder ...

Algae are microscopic aquatic plants and are a natural part of any ... chemicals that can pose harmful health risks. People or animals may become sick if exposed to these blooms.

Although there are many different kinds of sea slugs, only some can photosynthesize. Even beyond sea slugs, the Elysia ...

Phosphorus is a nutrient that encourages plant growth ... More information on blue-green algae, including how to report a possible human or animal illness, is available on the MDH Harmful Algal ...

A new book details how lignin once protected algae from UV radiation, then later in evolutionary time became a structural ...

Animals and insects, such as dragonflies and stickleback fish, can find lots of water, food and shelter. The water in ponds is often full of a microscopic organism called algae. Plant life found ...

"A significant portion of all drug ingredients is plant-based ... also been used for food ingredients, animal feed and bioplastic replacements. "Using algae saves time and money while reducing ...

Streptofilum belongs to the most primitive algal representatives within the streptophyte lineage, which is directly related to land plants. It originates from the era when freshwater algae ...

But while plant and animal species generate at least a dozen ... Evolution of complexity in the volvocine algae: Transitions in individuality through Darwin's eye. Evolution 62, 436–451 (2008).