blue-green

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Last year, scientists in the country announced they had launched successful trials spraying the soil with cyanobacteria, also known as "blue-green algae" -- a method that helps retain moisture and facilitate tree rooting.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Standing on two legs, the blue-green robot has claw-like grippers rather than hands and can lift up to 35 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025

Those sown in August are currently just tiny blue-green shoots.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

She had never known that ice could take on so many shades of blue: sharp lines of indigo like the deepest sea, aquamarine shadows, even the glint of blue-green where the sun struck just so.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo