New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

Time-lapse of algae growing in water. We poured pond water in a glass container and added a small piece of algae into it. The ...

Thanks to a recent discovery regarding marine algae, scientists have developed crop plants that absorb a fuller spectrum of sunlight, resulting in better growth. The finding could also lead to ...

BANDAR AL-ROWDAH, Oman (AP) — 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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A growing algae bloom is affecting the Willamette River in downtown Portland between the Ross Island Lagoon and the Riverplace Marina and people should not swim or do any ...

Microalgae are moving from petri dishes to building facades, promising to cool overheated cities while attacking carbon ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Researchers already know how to turn algae into fuel. The challenge is how to make that profitable. A group from the University of Toledo is trying to make the process more ...