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algae

[al-jee] / ˈæl dʒi /
NOUN
rootless, leafless plants living in water
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Although fossils had previously been discovered in eastern Yunnan, they were limited to algae and did not include animal remains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Associate Professor Fan said: "After years of fieldwork, we finally found several sites with the right conditions where animal fossils are preserved together with the abundant algae."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Exxon Mobil terminated its algae research with Viridos in March 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Exxon spent $150 million in advertising its algae program over a decade, one of its biggest public-relations campaigns of that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They gobbled red algae until their bodies turned the color of blood.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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