The biomolecules were contained in oil extracted from deeply buried rock A planetary takeover by ocean-dwelling algae 650 million years ago was the kick that transformed life on Earth. That's what ...

Blue-green algae is known to emit toxins which can cause skin irritation in humans, or stomach upsets if a lot of affected water is ingested while swimming, for example. And it is known to be ...

Researchers knew that many species of algae produced energy-dense lipids that could be converted to biofuels, and teams around the world began to explore how to supercharge this lipid production.

One potential alternative food source – both for humans and the animals we eat – is algae. Could the green stuff that appears on ponds and lakes after a particularly warm spell be the answer ...

From the slime-covered rocks on the windswept beaches in Washington where I grew up, to the enormous strands of bull kelp that float in the Puget Sound, I’ve been fascinated by algae most of my ...

also known as microalgae or marine algae. The marine phytoplankton exists on the aquatic surface in a drifting or wandering state, as it is too small or weak to travel against currents.

Freshwater blue-green algae blooms are "not all bad, and they're also pretty to look at," but a Waterloo region researcher is also reminding people that they could be "lethal to humans." ...

Its scientists have achieved significant results in plant classification, algae research ... between plants and members of an ancient phylum of fungi, and how it could improve crop growth and ...

They use hundreds (or even thousands) of tiny tube feet to contact and entangle urchins, clams, mussels and small fish — typically other organisms that subsist on algae and phylum. Starfish ...

After a hot and sunny September, blue-green algae blooms have been observed in Powderhorn and Nokomis lakes in Minneapolis, according to a new alert by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

[Cody] of Cody’sLab has been bit by what he describes as the algae growing bug. We at Hackaday didn’t know that was a disease floating around, but we’ll admit that we’re not surprised ...

Sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers are all members of the phylum Echinodermata. Echinoderm means “spiny skin” in Greek. Echinoderms are found in ocean ecosystems worldwide ...