That led them to consider that these ancient aquatic organisms actually fed on iron to fuel photosynthesis, and they must ...

Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

A new study suggests Earth's oceans may have been green during the Archean eon, around 3.8 to 1.8 billion years ago. The ...

According to the above data from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the bloom could be of Karenia mikimotoi — which is a type ...

Light pollution, which illuminates the night sky, promotes the growth of cyanobacteria and stimulates metabolic processes in ...

Have you seen the clear, gelatinous creatures all over Grand Strand beaches? Here’s what the blobs are and why they’re ...

Swedish Algae Factory has secured €3m of fresh funding to expand the production of algae and find new applications for the ingredient. Its patented material, Algica, is developed from algae shells and ...

Fusion 44X, the revolutionary breakthrough in swimming pool care, is proud to announce the world's only scientifically validated system that eliminates single-cell organisms-such as algae and bacteria ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses.

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

The revived organisms resumed their biological activities as if they hadn't been without oxygen and light for thousands of ...

Scientists have spent decades genetically modifying the bacterium Escherichia coli and other microbes to convert carbon dioxide into useful biological products. Most methods require additional carbon ...