image: A large part of the green house gasses emitted by agriculture comes from the cows belching. When the cows break down the plant fibres from the feed in their stomachs, they produce methane gas ...

MADRID — Back in the 1940s, the United States tried to mass-produce a freshwater microalgae, hoping to revolutionize the food market with hamburgers made from algae-based protein. The experiment ...

From the air you breathe to the seafood you eat, marine algae have some involvement—they consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis and feed fish and shellfish. One day, marine ...

It's a good arrangement for the coral, but it also benefits the algae. Not only does the reef itself provide the algae with protection from the elements, the coral polyps also emit ammonia which the ...

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 ...

Over the past few decades, algae have shown significant potential as a reservoir for diverse bioactive compounds possessing various biological activities. This has expanded their use across various ...