Algae farms will feed 10 billion

Plus: 18-year-old builds 'entire known' Universe on Minecraft, block by block. Oct 19, 2022 [Blueprint]( Would you like a side of algae with that? No, me neither. But stick with me on this… because [cultivating marine algae on land-based farms]( could not only feed 10 billion of us, but actually enhance environmental sustainability. Which, (although vaguely unpalatable), does sound like something of a double win. It’s all part of a proposed development, which it is thought could exceed the 56 percent increase in food production needed to feed the 10 billion humans projected to be on the planet by 2050. But before you get your teeth into that, try and get your head around this. [This video]( shows an 18-year-old, who built the "entire known" universe on Minecraft, block by block. I mean, who has the time? Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [An 18-year-old built the 'entire known' universe on Minecraft, block by block.]( [Built the universe on Minecraft.]( Someone give that guy a computing job, he’s got stamina. [Must Read]MUST READ [Land-based algae farms could feed 10 billion humans by 2050.]( [Land-based algae farms could feed 10 billion humans by 2050.]( In news that would make Ronald McDonald turn in his grave (were he to have been real and not fictional, that is), there are plans afoot to [feed the world with marine algae](. Ok, that might be a slight exaggeration, but it’s a genuine consideration. A new study says that cultivating marine algae on land-based farms could meet future nutritional demands from society and enhance environmental sustainability. In fact, the proposed development may exceed the 56 percent increase in food production needed to feed the 10 billion humans projected to be on the planet by 2050. So, in short, protein-rich microalgae could be the answer to food insecurity. The algae would be grown in aquaculture systems that are fed on seawater, but kept on land. The research claims that climate change, a shortage of arable land, a lack of fresh water, and environmental degradation will all limit the amount of food that can be cultivated in the future decades – and that this might be the answer. → Marine algae-based farms are also “carbon-eating” and have the potential to be carbon negative. And, algae can be generated in a way that uses nutrients more effectively than agriculture does, growing ten times quicker than conventional crops. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [A newly-observed gamma-ray burst might be the brightest space explosion ever seen.]( A number of space and ground-based telescopes observed one of the [brightest space explosions ever witnessed](. The dramatic event was classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB. 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