A bizarre 400-million-year-old fossil may not be a plant, animal, or even a fungus. Known asPrototaxites, this extinct ...

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

The oldest multicellular algae fossil dates to 1,200 mya. At this time, biological diversity increases greatly, with algae, fungi, animals, and plants diverging from their common eukaryote ancestors.

As the race to find a renewable source of power that is entirely clean heats up, one surprise contender is emerging from the ...

(See S. Bengtson et al., “Three-dimensional preservation of cellular and subcellular structures suggests 1.6 billion-year-old crown-group red algae,” PLOS Biology ...

Marine biologists say sea life off the SoCal coast is in danger of being wiped out, and they say more frequent toxic algae ...

Fossil plankton from half a billion years ago. These tiny algae measure much less than a millimetre in size. They evolved their colonial structure to avoid being eaten by early animals.

Green Fuel Finding enzymes in nature that convert plant oils into fossil fuel–like hydrocarbons could lead ... says study leader Frédéric Beisson, who researches algae metabolism at the Institute of ...

Scientists are exploring how jellyfish and algae could power the future. Discover how bio-solar and ocean wave energy might ...

Univerve: Based in Tel Aviv, Univerve is developing cost-effective systems to convert algae into renewable biofuels, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. AlgaHealth: This biotech ...