We rely on photosynthesis for life and so does my vegetable garden in the backyard. “Photosynthesis occurs in plants and some ...

An international team of marine scientists has identified and officially named four species of algae new to science, challenging previous taxonomical assumptions within the Porolithon genus. The ...

Harmful algal blooms are a rising problem because of global warming, but on the other hand, we wouldn't have oxygen in the ...

When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S.

The algae P. antarctica has two forms of the enzyme that makes the amino acid methionine, one needing B12, and one that is slower, but doesn't need it. This means it has the ability to adapt and ...

An aquatic ecologist at George Mason University found the bloom consists primarily of Desmodesmus, a common green algae that ...

Blue-green algae blooms, invasive species, but thriving walleye populations. Signs are mixed when it comes to the health of ...

Researchers are looking at an invasive species of algae along the Atlantic coast as a possible reason for mercury in the food chain. Scientists are studying an invasive species of algae they believe ...

A groundbreaking discovery has been made in the heart of the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef and unique reefs systems of the Coral Sea and Lord Howe Island, leading to a greater understanding of how ...

Vitamin B12 deficiency in people can cause a slew of health problems and even become fatal. Until now, the same deficiencies were thought to impact certain types of algae, as well. A new study has ...