algae
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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
Some cichlids evolved into predators, while others specialized in feeding on algae, sifting sand, or consuming plankton.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
“Our algae research was driven by the pursuit of innovation, which has been at the core of ExxonMobil’s success for well more than a century,” an Exxon spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The oil giant paid the smaller company $320 million over a decade to tinker with the genetic makeup of algae to try to distill enough oil to make the venture technically viable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Stiffer algae of a darker kind joined it.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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