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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microalgae (phytoplankton), unlike macroalgae (seaweed), are single-cell microscopic organisms that live in freshwater or marine ecosystems. Through their growth, they produce biomass, which is ...

Biofuels have been identified by the International Energy Agency as one option for limiting transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. However, to enable their development, we need to diversify ...

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, including cyanobacteria and green algae, represent the most important biological systems for producing biomass and high-value products. It is estimated that microalgae can fix about 90 ...

A concentration of "Ostreopsis ovata" microalgae in the Gulf of Genoa, Italy, July 2006. LUISA MANGIALAYO/AFP A proliferation of algae satiated with nitrogen fertilizers and a loss of oxygen; ...