Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the icky stuff we avoided in the pond as kids, but these days algae is a trendy food product. Loved by chefs for its ...

For years now, scientists have been telling the world we are starting to run out of land to grow crops and raise farm animals, causing future food concerns. Researchers are now looking for different ...

Correction: This post has been updated since it was published on June 15, 2018, to reflect how Royal Dutch Shell and Department of Energy grant was used, the attributes of algae and the uses of algae ...

Closed photobioreactors used to scale production of Algae-C's proprietary microalgae for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at one of its partner’s algae farms. Imagine flying on a plane powered ...

Algae holds great promise. Whether it’s macroalgae (think seaweed found on beaches) or microalgae (such as spirulina from freshwater ponds), these plant-like organisms are abundant, nutritious and ...

“It tastes like bacon. It’s crispy, and then you get this big flavor bomb,” says Beth Zotter, the CEO of Umaro foods. The San Francisco-based start-up is making bacon from an unlikely source—seaweed.

Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Kris Niyogi: Algae are a very diverse group of organisms ...

Over the past 2 and a half millennia, algae have been utilized by humans for a variety of uses including industrial products, food, and pharmaceuticals. They are economically important, being used in ...