Steve LeVine is the author of The Oil and the Glory and a longtime foreign correspondent. There's no doubt that algae-based fuel is tantalizing -- unlike crops, trees, the sun and wind, algae starts ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Scientists in Arizona have been cultivating algae for several years, but this time, ASU researchers are working on a project with the city of Mesa in hopes of turning wastewater byproducts into fuel ...

“Boeing recognizes that algae biomass holds tremendous potential for use as jet fuel, and it fits into our plan to guide aviation toward commercially viable and sustainable fuel sources - fuels with ...

(Bloomberg) — For over a decade, Viridos Inc. was the centerpiece of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s heavily advertised push to develop climate-friendly biofuels from algae. The oil major slashed its support for ...

BORCULO, NETHERLANDS — Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool rapidly turning green with algae that is harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that ...

It sounds far-fetched: Running your car on algae, the same gunk that accumulates on standing water and looks like wet, green hair. Instead of a gas station, would you fill up at a swamp? Would worried ...

Algaebase :: Listing the World's Algae www.algaebase.org How much do you know about algae? At Algaebase, which is part website, part database, you can learn more ...

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions provided today the first published report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy source. The research shows that a ...