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 ...

While greenhouses produce wastewater that may contain pollutants, microalgae-growing operations require a source of water – which is scarce in many regions. A new project aims to address both problems ...

In a futuristic indoor farm in Iceland powered by geothermal energy, scientists are growing microalgae, hoping it will become ...

To save the world's fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and ...

Two Aston University researchers have produced high-quality biodiesel after ‘feeding’ and growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds. Dr Vesna Najdanovic senior lecturer in chemical engineering and ...

COMES TO MIND. BEACHES CLOSED, WATER OFF LIMITS, BUT ASK ALGAE ENTHUSIASTS ABOUT ITS POTENTIAL TO HELP US AND THE PLANET. AND THE ANSWER YOU GET MAY BE LIMITLESS. THE BENEFITS OF ALGAE ARE TOO SIMPLE ...

Algae. It’s what’s for dinner. This variation on the iconic US advertising slogan from the beef industry may sound funny, but it’s no joke that the current agriculture system is a major source of ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A group of students led by a researcher in southern Illinois are working on a project that could be used to grow crops in space. For the past seven months, the AlgaeUnlocked ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. The world’s population is growing rapidly as we were recently ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — It might sound like something out of a science fiction story, but it's all-too-real for a team of Illinois students. A group of students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale ...