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Marimo is a type of algae found in just a handful of lakes scattered across the world. Lake Akan in Hokkaido, Japan, is one of only four places on Earth where beautifully spherical marimo still occur naturally.

Researchers in Japan scramble to save one of the world’s weirdest plants

September 5, 2023

Scientists are scrambling to solve the mystery behind the steady disappearance of one of the world’s rarest and strangest plants. Marimo is a type of algae found in just a handful of lakes scattered across […]

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Researchers in Japan scramble to save one of the world’s weirdest plants