At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, buried beneath layers of sediment and sealed off from light and oxygen, ancient phytoplankton have been lying dormant for thousands of years. Now, researchers have ...

Palm oil is a very widely-used food ingredient, but its production has a huge environmental impact, plus it may not be entirely healthy to consume. A greener, "lower-fat" alternative could be on the ...

Algae is a ubiquitous feature in waterways throughout the globe, including western North America. Slippery, green epilithic ...

On clear days in Hartbeespoort, South Africa, satellite images often reveal a reservoir with shades of deep blue interrupted ...

While filamentous algae blooms are creating a significant shift in the ecosystem structure of western rivers, researchers see ...

Kayakers and paddle boarders enjoying Lake Tahoe’s shoreline may see more algae this spring and early summer than in the past several years. Algae are small microscopic plants that use the sun’s ...

Corals serve as a host to algae, which in turn produces sugars that the corals consume. Now, though, scientists have created 3D-printed coral that's even more algae-friendly than its natural ...

The cyanobacteria-based crust can withstand winds of 22mph, it is slated to reclaim up to 6,667 hectares in Ningxia over the ...

From left, Alli Kernan, Kait Giffin, Derek Smith and Emma Rashleigh check a sample of water containing algae for the presence of brine shrimp during David Lillard's AP Biology class at Glacier High ...

An international group of researchers has succeeded in identifying a previously unknown group of algae. As currently reported in the scientific journal Science, the newly discovered algae are found ...