US Algae Blooms, A Sound Trip to MoMa, and Italian Summer Hits Published August 12, 2013 at 10:53 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email AFP/Getty ImagesChinese beachgoers walk by an algae-covered public beach in Qingdao, China, in July. The seas off China have been hit by their largest-ever growth of algae, ocean officials say, with waves of green growth washing onto the shores. Copyright 2013 NPR