The marimo (Aegagropila brownii), a nationally designated Special Natural Monument of Japan, inhabits Lake Akan in Hokkaido, where environmental conditions fluctuate drastically with the seasons. Of ...
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido—“Marimo” moss balls, the fuzzy green spheres that have brought fame to Lake Akanko here, are shrinking because of global warming, a research group found. The maximum surface ...
LIVINGSTON, N.J. & REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Marimo Inc., ...
A group of Japanese researchers have discovered how to estimate the age of marimo. They also successfully illuminated a mechanism that is vital for the algae balls’ growth. These findings will be ...
Industrialization developments decimated the population of “marimo” algae balls, a government-designated “special natural monument,” in Lake Akanko in Hokkaido by about 75 years ago, a research team ...
Rising lake water temperatures threaten the survival of marimo, unique algal balls found only in cold lakes. Researchers clarified that the warmer it gets, the more the inward decomposition outpaces ...
These marauding mollusks breed quickly and can wreak havoc on natural waterways. Recent, unexpected sightings in Northwest pet stores have wildlife officials sounding the alarm. “It would be ...
Climate change could overexpose rare underwater 'marimo' algae balls to sunlight, killing them off according to a new study. Marimo are living fluffy balls of green algae. The world's largest marimo ...
CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Marimo Inc., the creator of the open-source marimo notebook, an AI-native, reactive ...