The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic ...

The reefs scattered throughout the tropics arose only after algae took up full-time residence in coral cells, supplying corals with abundant food and enabling them to build extensive shallow-water ...

At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, buried beneath layers of sediment and sealed off from light and oxygen, ancient phytoplankton have been lying dormant for thousands of years. Now, researchers have ...

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 ...

How blue-green algae can help with a healthy lifestyle and reduces and regulate things like blood sugar, diabetes and hay ...

What the science says about the supposed fish oil killer.