A few years ago in June, I was at a reception where this young man was getting ready to head into basic training. I was at the party and having fun talking to people about all sorts of things when a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nostoc commune, also called star jelly, appears greenish and rubbery when wet. Springtime weather brings beautiful flowers, trees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wet Nostoc commune, aka star jelly. CINCINNATI – Springtime weather brings beautiful flowers, trees and ... dark green, rubbery ...

Photo courtesy of UGA CAESNostoc is a jelly-like substance with multiple common names like star jelly and witch’s butter. In its hydrated, gelatinous, green state, it can be a safety hazard. Slippery ...

Hawaiians call Nostoc commune “limu ka kanaka,” which translates to “man-striking moss.” This is due to people striking the ground hard from slipping on this alga. As Nostoc creates a danger for homes ...

Blobs of strange, sometimes repellent, substances, appearing suddenly on the ground, have puzzled people for much of history. Queries to “Eye on Nature” often offer three separate examples. In times ...

Algae come in many forms. Most of us have heard of blue-green algae - a greenish scum sometimes appearing in high-nutrient waters during summer.

In this month’s column of In the Grow, B. Rosie Lerner, Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist, addresses algae that can pop up on stone, concrete, gravel or even lawns this summer as we are getting ...

Springtime weather brings beautiful flowers, trees and ... dark green, rubbery blobs? If you've spotted any alien-looking, gelatinous globs in your yard, chances are you've stumbled across Nostoc ...