Enclosed though he was in 9-ft. by 5-ft. tank, Biologist Joe D. McClure was not alone: connected with him by pipes were several billion or trillion single-celled algae (Chlorella). Looking like ...

Monsoon is a time most of us look forward to. The cool breeze, the earthy scent of the first rain, and the calming sound of ...

Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess.

Photosystem II (PSII) is the only biological machine capable of splitting water into oxygen using sunlight. It plays a ...

When algae eventually die, they decay in water and use up a lot of oxygen from it. This can make the amount of oxygen in the water dangerously low, which can harm other organisms. People sometimes ...

The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae ...

Scientists have revived 7,000-year-old algae in a bid to help us ... the cells were biologically robust and began dividing at similar rates to modern algae while also actively producing oxygen.

5 surprising ways algae is driving innovation. This simple aquatic organism is being used in cutting-edge research to find solutions to a wide array of problems, from supplying astronauts oxygen ...

The algae was buried in sediment beneath the Baltic Sea with no light or oxygen. Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant within sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea ...

Algae blooms wreaking havoc on Rockland and Westchester swimming lakes 01:58. SLOATSBURG, N.Y.-- Popular swimming lakes in Hudson Valley counties are shut down due to unsafe levels of algae.