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 produce ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions for the first time in a recent publication in the journal Environmental ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. --- Scleractinian corals, or hard corals, have been disappearing globally over the past four decades, a result of climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal development and ...

The Port of San Diego has renewed an emergency declaration meant to help the city fight an invasive algae that has proliferated in its bay. The algae species, scientifically known as Caulerpa ...

Because of climate change, harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and intensity. New science helps demystify the frequent harmful algal blooms in the Pacific off the coast of Chile by ...

A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say. The algae — Karenia mikimotoi — appeared in ...

In Slavic folklore, the Baba Yaga is a witch whose magic hut carries her through the woods on chicken legs, searching for children to gobble up. But living, breathing homes aren’t so far-fetched, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of surfers waiting for a set at Dog Beach in Huntington Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) It was one of ...

Dermatologists who once dismissed algae as nothing more than the green gunk that clogs swimming pools are now prescribing skincare products packed with marine and freshwater algae extracts. What was ...

Giant clams, some of the largest mollusks on Earth, have long fascinated scientists. These impressive creatures can grow up to 4.5 feet in length and weigh over 700 pounds, making them icons of ...