Dunaliella salina appears green,” Mohammad Tourian, a scientist at the University of Stuttgart, tells NASA. “However, in conditions of high salinity and light intensity, the micro-algae turns ...

Successful examples include Spirulina which is widely used as a superfood or Dunaliella salina, a primary source of β-carotene for the cosmetics and food industries. Despite their promise ...

Australia's pink lakes, like Lake Hillier and Lake MacDonnell, are famous for their vibrant colors due to microorganisms, primarily Dunaliella salina algae that produce beta-carotene. The pink hue ...

During summer, the lake often dries up, leaving behind a shimmering salt crust. Its pink color, caused by red algae (Dunaliella salina) thriving in the saline water, becomes most vivid in the warm ...

a family of algae called Dunaliella and an archaic family of bacteria known as Halobacteriaceae. “Previous research suggests that Dunaliella salina is responsible for the reddening of Lake Urmia,” ...

Amidst the looming specter of climate change, which jeopardizes crop yields and strains precious resources, one unlikely hero emerges from algae. Surprisingly abundant and remarkably versatile ...

The pink coloration is due to the proliferation of halophilic green algae (living in a salty environment), Dunaliella salina, which contain red pigments. The alga is associated with halophilic ...

They gain their strange hues from a collection of bacteria and algae living in the water ... while others will dry out entirely. Dunaliella salina can live in waters with up to a 35 percent ...