Algae. 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 ...

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 ...

Amid escalating concerns over carbon emissions, a potential game-changer emerges from an unexpected source: algae.

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 ...

TORONTO - Scientists are making progress in harnessing electricity from algae in what could be a breakthrough in green-energy technology to combat climate change, although mass-market applications are ...

A harmful algae bloom advisory has been issued for Lake Hogue in Poinsett County, the fourth such alert issued around the state in the last month.

Daniel Kammen: From our analysis, probably the most interesting feature about algae is that it’s a wildcard. Algae might be a big player, but right now, it’ll take some breakthroughs for us to see ...

ST. PAUL — The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan’s lab at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research. Driven by renewed investment as ...

As the number of electronic devices grows, we’re going to have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have now demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to ...

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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 ...

For over a decade, Viridos was the centerpiece of Exxon Mobil’s heavily advertised push to develop climate-friendly biofuels from algae. The oil major slashed its support for the company last year.