It’s hard to green the desert. Take China, or Africa’s Sahel region, for example. Their “Great Green Walls,” grand projects to beat back encroaching desert by planting trees, have required decades of ...

Masters student Mackenzie Hobbs has been collecting sediment from northeastern Ontario lakes to determine how ...

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 ...

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 ...

As billions of people continue to struggle to find access to proper sewage systems, scientists may have a revolutionary way ...

A research team led by food science and human nutrition professor Yong-Su Jin combined the special attributes of E. coli with the photosynthetic capabilities of microalgae to take in carbon dioxide ...

Microalgae biotechnology has emerged as a dynamic field that exploits these photosynthetic microorganisms for a wide range of sustainable applications. Owing to their rapid growth, high lipid content ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. For the past few years, algae has been having something of a moment. We reported on its growing ...

An additional $5m was secured, bringing climate food tech company Brevel’s investment round to $25m A new round of investment will allow Israel-based climate food tech innovator Brevel the resource to ...

There is a growing global demand for functional beverages containing added ingredients for physiological or health benefits beyond taste and hydration for ‘proactive wellness’. Consumers are seeking ...