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 ...

A Seattle bio-technology company has new investors and thinks it has a leg up on a process to create fuel out of simple, blue-green algae. For years, corn and soy have been used to blend bio-fuels for ...

OTTOBRUN, Germany (Reuters) - As airlines struggle to find cleaner ways to power jets and with an industry-wide meeting on CO2 emissions just months away, scientists are busy growing algae in vast ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials are keeping an eye on a local lake due to the presence of damaging algae that is feeding on an abundance of nutrient sources in the water. Lake Shawnee is ...

On the barren coast of Akhfenir, Morocco, a nature-based solution to the climate crisis is taking shape. Raffael Jovine is building an oblong, mechanically stirred pool full of pea-green water. He ...

These blooms can kill fish, destroy water quality and make water unsafe for people and animals.