#algae tree

[greenfutures]

The ‘liquid tree’ is a photosynthetic bioreactor containing algae that converts CO2 to oxygen. Developed by scientists in Serbia, it “contains six hundred litres of water and works by using microalgae to bind carbon dioxide and produce pure oxygen through photosynthesis.”

It requires little maintenance, and the used biomass can be used as fertilizer.

Incorporated into benches with phone charging ports and a solar panel to light it up at night, the prototype algae kiosk is aimed to complement trees in urban areas where trees will take a longer time to grow; it’s also more 10 to 50 times more efficient at binding CO2.

[expressions-of-nature]

Mystic Pond by Ralf Mooss

[minacht]

[thesciencegeek]

Meme of the day!

Meme of the day!

Want some oxygen, but it's too expensive? Buy a mini scuba tank by clicking this amazon link!

[webdiggerxxx]

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[nostalgicfun]

This is probably Too Niche, but to the vivid dreamers out there: do you ever get nostalgic for a place from your dreams that isn't real? I have recurring locations in my dreams that just. don't exist. And I find myself thinking about them or having "memories" about them even though they don't exist and never have. But they're real in my heart even though I'll never go there.

(tell me about these places in the tags, I'm so curious)

[lionfloss]

by tez guitar

[nft578snkz]

green 4 nikon coolpix l820 (source)

[razpberrypie]

[lichenaday]

Lepraria jackii 

Lichen or mold? With just a casual glance, Lepraria lichens can look like mold to the untrained eye, so here is your training! Firstly, mold doesn't typically grow on healthy trees. So if you see a smear of white or green on an otherwise healthy looking tree, it is likely not mold. Secondly, if you get close, you will notice that Lepraria lichens like L. jackii are made up of fine or coarse well-delimited granules, often forming soft, random masses. Molds are typically minutely filamentous, often so small and dense that they kinda just blur together. So well delimited grains=lichens. Thirdly, lichens are a lot tougher than mold. Poke L. jackii and you will get some solid granules are your fingers, but the general structure will hold. Poke a mold, it'll fall apart and scrape right off the surface. Lastly, Leprarias and other lichens with green algal photobionts will appear darker green when moist due to the activation of their chlorophyl. Mold doesn't have chlorophyl, and so won't appear more green when moistened. So yeah, you don't have to worry if you see stuff like L. jackii on trees. Unlike molds which are saprotrophs (eat dead stuff), lichens are enclosed autotrophic systems (the photobiont makes food for itself and mycobiont) so they aren't consuming the tree or causing it any harm. In fact lichens are often an indicator of a healthy ecosystem! Hooray lichens!

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[herbertholdingacamera]

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[marshmallow-fluffy]

Ok, day 6 of Amphibuary by @amphibianaday! Today's prompt was imaginary, so I decided to do this interactive piece! Imagine an amphibian in my sketchbook! Go on!

Kidding. Here's my actual piece! They are playing warrior cats. Also I just went off on worldbuilding in the tags. Did not plan on doing that lol

And here's my mom's piece. His name is Hank, and he's inspired by the opossum she saw earlier today

[minacht]

[urmothersdrawers]

Im want to be a goat very badly

[mbhfphotos]

Lichen

Western Washington, March 1 2023 Photos Mary Howerton (shop)