A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to produce ...

Microalgae are moving from petri dishes to building facades, promising to cool overheated cities while attacking carbon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: In the labs of the University of Santiago, scientists are exploring an unexpected source of energy: slimy, green seaweed.

A hidden pigment helps ocean algae harness sunlight without getting burned—and it may hold clues for better solar tech.

By Vijay Kumar Malesu From high-quality protein to omega-3s and antioxidants, algae emerge as a promising but carefully ...

Gross-Wen Technologies, a rural Iowa company that uses algae to clean wastewater, is partnering with what one of the company's founders says is a "global energy company" to make sustainable aviation ...

Reducing excess nutrients that create green water and smelly, dangerous algae blooms in lakes has always concentrated on cutting the flow of farm and lawn fertilizer and animal waste from washing into ...

As the famed British naturalist David Attenborough noted, “In our hands now lies not only our own future but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the Earth.” 4 In the 2000s and early ...