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 ...
Algae give corals their striking colours. The algae produce energy by photosynthesis which is why coral is usually found in shallow, clean water. Coral bleaching occurs when corals lose their ...
The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its furry coat. The plant gives it a greenish tint that is useful camouflage in the trees of its Central and South ...
In honor of this year’s Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) theme, “The Curious Chemistry of Amazing Algae,” I traveled all the way to the University of Puerto Rico—Medical Sciences Campus, in San ...