Calcareous green algae, chiefly represented by the genus Halimeda and related taxa, are key architects of tropical and subtropical marine ecosystems. Through rapid biomineralisation, they precipitate ...

For the third year running, toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. It is a kind of ...

Molecular taxonomy has transformed our understanding of red algal diversity by integrating DNA-based evidence with traditional morphology. Whereas classical classification relied on reproductive and ...

Algae is touted as holding the greatest potential as a long-term replacement for kerosene, but cost issues, combined with insufficient investment, leave experts generally agreeing that its widespread ...

Algae need not be mere pond life - and it might just be the answer to airline calls for a green alternative to kerosene. AlgaeTec is at the show nine months after signing a memorandum of understanding ...

Small organisms might offer big improvements in biopharmaceuticals. That’s the case with Spirulina, a family of blue-green algae that are usually less than a millimeter long. These microbes produce ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The issue over what to do to combat toxic algae blooms in Chautauqua lake will be the subject of a virtual town hall meeting later this month. The New York State Department of ...

Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in low-oxygen water. Here’s what actually happened to the oxygen, and why we might see more deaths in the coming weeks. Red tide and a blue-green algae outbreak ...

The Idaho Statesman reports that the Southwest District Health and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued an alert Friday that blue-green algae species was found in the Snake River ...

When Toledo told 500,000 people not to drink tap water for two days in early August because of a bloom of toxic algae in Lake Erie, Bruce McPheron knew it was a game changer for agriculture. At a ...

Biotech skincare could offer a competitive edge when targeted and personalised skincare is concerned. Here is what you need to know about biotech skincare and the risks that may be associated with it.

For vacationers heading to the beach this summer, algae—the toxic red and blue-green types, in particular—is the dreaded stuff threatening to upend the best of plans. But for those in the biofuel and ...