If you think algae is just that green grime that dirties up your pool, think again: it’s also a surprisingly viable source for biofuel picked by wildminou 1 year ago

As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won’t cramp their pocketbooks. Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are answering that call by working to chemically manipulate algae for production of the next generation of renewable fuels – hydrogen gas. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A bloom of ocean algae that produces a toxic acid has sickened and killed hundreds of birds, sea lions and dolphins in California, environmentalists said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The stunning white sand beaches of Jervis Bay in New South Wales have been swamped with a bloom of red algae washed ashore by sea breezes. The algae has now died, begun to rot and is emitting a pungent odour in the process. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rock snot is the descriptive nickname for didymosphenia geminata, or didymo, an aggressive aquatic algae that was found this summer in the Connecticut, White and Batten Kill rivers in Vermont.

*I got to post a story about Rock Snot!! picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

The pet that completely takes care of itself, Ecopshere! With a balance of shrimp, algae, and micro-organisms the tiny glass bubble can stay alive for years! I have one and its about a year old and its still alive and going strong. picked by muppetmaker 11 months ago

A collaborative team of researchers has identified a potent new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in the South Pacific. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

He may be an endangered species, but this turtle clearly has attitude.

The punk rock-loving Mary River Turtle was photographed in the Mary River near Kenilworth, Australia sporting a fetching bright green mohawk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

"No phenomenon is a phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon" Niels Bohr. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

This guy picked the wrong pond to take a dip in. picked by imagica 1 year ago

Vast numbers of marine "jelly balls" now appearing off the Australian east coast could be part of the planet's mechanism for combating global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 23 hours ago

Food into fuel - they have got to find a better way! picked by topofall 9 months ago

The safe organic alternative to cleaning your pool! Reemco's Plecostoma is an inexpensive maintenance free method to keeping algae growth and water quality under control. Our research and development department has taken genetics into the twenty first century! picked by melgesevad 1 year ago

Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics — and with increasing interest, biofuel. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The yummy goodness inside a Hostess "fruit" pie. picked by jhordie 7 months ago

Lloyd Godson plans to LIVE UNDERWATER for two weeks. He'll get oxygen from algae that live on his urine. He'll eat the algae, too. Ewww. If his pee plants don't produce enough oxygen, he can use a pedal-powered device to suck air from the surface. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

From recycling urine and testing algae to creating animal habitats and transforming landfills into parks, artists are finding novel and sometimes quirky ways to heal the world picked by eyanna7 5 months ago