Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits. But this inch-long marine mollusk gains not only a tasty ...

Experts from the University of Bath are testing out a new invention at a lake in Wiltshire.

Photosynthesis is considered the most important process for life on earth as we know it today. On the one hand, oxygen is produced, which is the basis for animal and human life, and on the other hand, ...

The Gulf of Oman turns green twice a year, when an algae bloom the size of Mexico spreads across the Arabian Sea all the way to India. Scientists who study the algae say the microscopic organisms are ...

High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers have now found a new method to control starch ...

It’s not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer. The colorfully named, obnoxious – and sometimes deadly – microorganisms known as red tide and blue green algae also take advantage of the ...

The strain of algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, being used for the experiment. In the dark? That’s not how we normally think of plants being grown. But it’s a method that could be used to grow algae ...

The green slime that covers ponds is an efficient factory for turning sunlight into fuel, but growing it on an industrial scale will take ingenuity. When you imagine the crops that will provide ...

Algae toxic enough to cause skin rashes and itching are showing up at Lake Wateree, and state regulators are warning swimmers to stay out of areas where the greenish, scummy material is visible in the ...

Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess. This slimy layer ...