(Natural News) A new study has found that certain bacteria can turn into a material that can hold bricks together in the same manner as cement. Concrete is the most used material on Earth after water, at a rate of three metric tons per year per person. Cement, which is the primary component of concrete, […]

(Natural News) For the first time, researchers detected traces of a lethal toxin released by algal blooms in the air near a pond in Massachusetts. The discovery suggests that the neurotoxin called anatoxin-a (ATX) has the potential to become airborne. The researchers have reported the discovery in a paper published Thursday, April 1, in Lake and Reservoir Management. […]

(Natural News) Researchers from the University of California, Riverside and Rice University have tied up multiple complex processes to come up with one comprehensive theory answering how oxygen became ubiquitous on Earth. In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers described how tectonic activity –the shifting of Earth’s outer crust – led to the formation of volcanoes that spewed massive amounts […]

(Natural News) Several companies from different parts of the world are making a conscious effort to produce “green” concrete products that range from lower carbon to zero carbon and carbon negative. Concrete is the most widely used human-made material and its worldwide demand is second only to water. It is the foundation of homes, buildings, […]

(Natural News) A tantalizing new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy suggests that Mars might have been habitable before. Researchers from Hong Kong and China found that the Martian atmosphere might have evolved in the same way the Earth’s atmosphere did – it was once filled with toxic gases that warmed the planet, then a great oxidation […]

(Natural News) Experts are warning Americans to watch out for toxic algal blooms as they head out to beaches for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The Environment Working Group (EWG) identified 318 individual bodies of water all over the United States that are populated by toxic amounts of cyanobacteria, a type of algae that can […]

(Natural News) A new study published in Progress in Cardiovascular Disease on February 12 of this year reveals that spirulina may have tremendous potential to boost the body’s type 1 interferon response in fighting RNA viral infections. While no substance has yet been proven to treat or prevent coronavirus infections, many new candidates are emerging […]

(Natural News) The excessive blooming of blue-green algae might be responsible for the recent spate of deaths among dolphins. A pathological study found toxic compounds in the harmful algae that might cause a neurodegenerative problem similar to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the University of Miami autopsied the brains and bodies of 14 dead dolphins. For […]

(Natural News) Steaming might be the safest way to cook freshwater fish, according to a study published in the journal Food Control. Researchers suggest that steaming is the most effective preparation method for reducing the levels of cyanotoxin in food. Cyanotoxin is produced by bacteria called cyanobacteria or blue-green algae. They can be found everywhere, […]

(Natural News) The current population of the world is now at least 7.7 billion, based on the latest data from the United Nations, and it is increasing every single day. It takes a tremendous amount of logistics to feed that many mouths and keep society afloat. While earlier civilizations were built on the abundance of food, […]