High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers have now found a new method to control starch ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies including their fruiting structures a white hue. Moreover, since the color-producing ...

When it comes to reproduction, one type of red algae gets by with a little help from its friends: small sea crustaceans that transport sex cells between male and female algae, like pollen-laden bees ...

photo: Algohelix members Ibrahim and Pooja Natarajan with automated algae growth system A team of four computer science graduate students are working with the Yogh Group, an energy technology company, ...

But before we can deflect the Earth-ending asteroids, we have to figure out where they are. This could become much easier, thanks to research out of the University of Washington. Astronomers there ...

Boracay, an island paradise known for its powdery white sand and crystal-clear waters, has long been a dream destination for travelers. While numbers show a decreasing trend among foreign visitors in ...