As global efforts to combat climate change intensify, microalgae stand out as an underutilized yet promising resource. New research has highlighted microalgae's capacity as a solution in the fight ...

They're responsible for more than 75 percent of the Earth's oxygen supply, but often get no credit for it. Microalgae are single-celled organisms that photosynthetically convert carbon dioxide and ...

The year is 2050. Agriculture happens in labs, as well as fields. And on the menu for dinner? Microalgae. That speculative future meal might not sound very appealing, but microalgae are packed with ...

In their latest publication for the journal Foods, researchers from the ecological aquaculture lab at UC Santa Cruz shared a sustainable seafood innovation years in the making. Building upon many ...

Scientists have developed a single-cell green microalgae coated with magnetic material. This miniature robot was put to the test: would the microalgae with its magnetic coating be able to swim through ...

Microalgae is rich in protein, amino acids, fatty acids, and vitamins. Should we all be eating it? More than 820 million people in the world do not have enough food to eat, and since 2015 the number ...

Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have ...

As a young child in the mid-1960s, my days were spent living an idyllic rural life on a dairy farm in the village of Lewdown in the heart of Devon. I recall many happy days exploring the glorious ...

Plastics technology centre AIMPLAS has detailed its involvement in the European MULTIPLY project, with work underway on recyclable barrier coatings and cosmetic packaging incorporating microalgae. The ...