Scientists aim to reclaim thousands of hectares of desert using cyanobacteria that can stabilise sand and create foundation ...

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear.

Green, murky water can signal more than an eyesore. Certain blooms raise safety concerns for swimmers, pets, and homeowners ...

With algae gaining global attention for their health potential, the ‘Algae for Health in Food and Pharma’ summit invites experts from academia and industry to convene in Dublin next ...

Correction: This post has been updated since it was published on June 15, 2018, to reflect how Royal Dutch Shell and Department of Energy grant was used, the attributes of algae and the uses of algae ...

The future of fuel is green, slimy, and reeks of fish. "Fish smell like fish because fish eat algae," says Imad Ajjawi, a geneticist at the synbio company Synthetic Genomics in La Jolla, CA that grows ...

Ice algae that grow in extreme environments are darkening the ice sheet in Greenland. Dark colors absorb more heat, which makes ice melt faster, adding to rising sea levels. The increase in algae ...

Let’s take a few moments to think about algae. The green slimy stuff that accumulates on the surface of lakes is Earth’s unsung hero, responsible for producing at least half of the oxygen we breathe ...

Barges carrying mounds of coal toward St. Louis passed by Starved Rock at a snail’s pace, inching past yellow-orange trees and sandstone canyons. A bald eagle hovered above a path leading hikers ...

Jamba's new Vanilla Blue Sky smoothie is boosted with spirulina, a blue-green algae. We tasted it, and it's actually pretty good.

Caring for a birdbath means frequent cleaning. Sometimes algae builds up and it can be tough to clean (and gross). This ...