Nanowerk

In growing algae for biofuels, it matters who used the water last

(Nanowerk News) Health food enthusiasts routinely shell out over $30 per pound of dried algae powder to whip up green smoothies to fuel their bodies. Algae can also power vehicles, but algae-based ...
AOL

The Incredible Reason Sloths Grow Algae on Their Fur

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...
New Atlas

Bioprinted coral outdoes the real thing at growing algae

Corals serve as a host to algae, which in turn produces sugars that the corals consume. Now, though, scientists have created 3D-printed coral that's even more algae-friendly than its natural ...
SpaceNews

NASA Envisions “Clean Energy” From Algae Grown in Waste Water

NASA scientists have proposed an ingenious and remarkably resourceful process to produce “clean energy” biofuels, while it cleans waste water, removes carbon dioxide from the air, retains important ...
Forbes

Researchers Working To Grow Algae For Biofuels In The Dark Using Solar Energy

The strain of algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, being used for the experiment. In the dark? That’s not how we normally think of plants being grown. But it’s a method that could be used to grow algae ...
Futurism

Scientists Show That Algae Could Grow Using Only Mars Resources

A new experiment showed that it’s possible to grow bacteria on Mars — breathing life into the idea of a self-sustaining mission to the Red Planet. That’s not to say astronauts will be able to plop ...
Business Insider

Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is already half full with toxic algae, and the bloom will only grow. Fumes from the algae can cause several health complications, like lung infections. Climate warming and ...
ZDNet

The reality of growing algae for biofuels

Imperial Valley in southern California is home to the country's only major microalgae farms. There, the algae grows best during the summer months. Good weather isn't the only thing algae needs to ...
E&E

Toxic scum threatens people as warming helps algae grow

MAUMEE BAY STATE PARK, Ohio — Lake Erie is sick with toxic algae. Climate change is contributing to the outbreak of large blooms that can cause liver damage to swimmers and death to pets. MAUMEE BAY ...
Yahoo

Toxic algae blooms are growing on lakes and beaches across the US, and health departments warn they can poison kids and kill pets

Harmful algae blooms can endanger aquatic wildlife and human swimmers. Blooms may appear as greenish scum or brightly colored patches like spilled paint. Algae grows out of control when the water is ...
The Conversation

In growing algae for biofuels, it matters who used the water last

Sarah Loftus receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Health food enthusiasts routinely shell out over US$30 per pound for dried algae powder to whip up green smoothies to fuel their ...