For several years, certain beaches in the Caribbean, Mexico, West Africa, and even French Guiana have been invaded by massive ...

The antioxidant capacity of certain algae species exceeds that of vitamin C and vitamin E by orders of magnitude, providing protection against free radical damage that causes aging ...

The blue-green algae watch at Pony Creek Lake in Brown County has been lifted. Advisories are lifted when cell densities and toxin concentrations dissipate to levels below the Watch thresholds.

Soon, it will be Brown University professor Elizabeth Laposata's turn to take the stand as an expert witness. Here's what to know about the Rhode Island witness. Who is Elizabeth Laposata?

Polylactide (PLA) reinforced with brown algae (Sargassum vulgare) has also shown promise in producing collagen-like membranes for skin grafts. These materials offer the necessary mechanical strength, ...

Like corn, algae can be turned into ethanol and used as a gas substitute. Compared to an acre of corn, algae grown in the same amount of space can produce 10 to 100 times more fuel.

A groundbreaking study by researchers from Sungkyunkwan University has unveiled the evolutionary journey of brown algae through a comprehensive genomic analysis of 44 species. The study was ...

Visitors to Sahuarita Lake have recently been met with an unusual sight: a layer of brownish sludge coating parts of the water’s surface. The unusual appearance sparked concerns among residents.

By showing that brown algae with an independent origin of multicellularity also have a transcriptomic hourglass pattern, Lotharukpong et al. establish that the transcriptomic hourglass is indeed a ...

by Beatriz Lucas, Max Planck Society Surprisingly, the brown algae field populations in the Sea of Japan, known as ‘Amazons’, consisted exclusively of females. Credit: Dr. Masakazu Hoshino ...

However, using algae for fuel and biodiesel production remains an issue. "The big test is whether [the algae] can be successfully scaled up and survive in a large pond instead of in a container ...