Environmental Dna

The New Lifeforms Hiding in Our Industrial Grease

Routine maintenance on the R/V Blue Heron led to the discovery of 'ShipGoo001,' a new order of archaea thriving in rudder housing grease and producing hydrogen. Apr 29, 2026

Environment

A teenager built a peroxide buoy to kill toxic algae. The field data is surprisingly robust.

Natalie Muro’s prototype uses slow-release hydrogen peroxide and biochar to safely clear cyanobacteria from a Colorado reservoir. But scaling a community science project into a pu… Apr 15, 2026

Genetics

FIDO Robotic eDNA Sampler Enters Field Tests

The USGS READI‑Net program and MBARI have trained teams on FIDO, a portable autonomous eDNA sampler that can collect and preserve up to 144 water samples for early detection of aq… Jan 29, 2026

Articles about Environmental Dna

The New Lifeforms Hiding in Our Industrial Grease

A teenager built a peroxide buoy to kill toxic algae. The field data is surprisingly robust.

FIDO Robotic eDNA Sampler Enters Field Tests