Biofuel breakthroughs bring ‘negative emissions’ a step closer
The right kind of algae can be converted to biofuel, and there are potential side benefits for carbon capture.
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Algal biofuel production is neither environmentally nor commercially sustainable
The climate change-mitigating dream turns out to be a green damp squib.
Nutrient pollution: Voluntary steps are failing to shrink algae blooms and dead zones
Nitrogen and phosphorus are polluting US waters, creating algae blooms and dead zones. New research confirms that voluntary steps are failing in the Gulf of Mexico and unlikely to work in Lake Erie.
Volcanoes under the ice: melting Antarctic ice could fight climate change
Melting ice from Antartica could feed vast plankton blooms, trapping carbon in the ocean. To understand this complex mechanism, researchers looked at volcanoes deep under glaciers.
Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse
A new study suggests the benefits of a boost to marine plant growth from increased carbon dioxide will be cancelled out by the increased stress to fish species.
These bizarre creatures defy what we think we know about plants and animals
Four organisms that show nature isn't so easily categorised.
What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world
Just like humans, corals live with myriad microscopic organisms. We are just starting to understand this unseen world.
‘Canary species’ can sing songs that warn of ecosystem collapse
Populations of certain species collapse long before a wider ecological disaster, says new research.
Collecting data to help protect Australia’s waters from toxic algal blooms
They give us part of the air we breathe but microscopic phytoplankton can also be toxic. They are also on the move thanks to climate change so a new Australian database hopes to monitor any changes.
How will the Barrier Reef recover from the death of one-third of its northern corals?
An estimated one-third of corals have now died in the parts of the Great Barrier Reef hit hardest by bleaching, meaning recovery could take years or even decades.
Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
The economics of making biofuels from algae no longer add up, but a lesson from the oil industry could make them viable.
In pictures: a close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching
The bleaching hitting the Great Barrier Reef not only harms corals. As these close-up photos show, it also deprives many other species of a home and livelihood.
How microscopic algae are helping forensic teams catch criminals
We are only just starting to understand the potential of microscopic algae as forensic evidence.
Sustainable oil from algae: the technology is ready, but what about the politics?
We have the technology to make oil from algae, rather than digging up crude oil from organisms that lived billions of years ago. But bringing it to market will take a force of economic and political will.
How technology is being used in the war on ‘smart’ dirt
Smart dirt is made up of those germs clinging to the surfaces around us that have become resistant to the chemicals normally used to get rid of them.
Visualising algae-eating viruses from space
Algae isn’t just found in your garden pond or local river. Sometimes it explodes into vast “blooms” far out to sea, that can be the size of a small country. Such algal blooms can match even a rainforest…
The way the wind blows may not be enough to prevent ocean ‘dead zones’ growing
The world’s oceans are plagued with the problem of “dead zones”, areas of high nutrients (such as nitrogen and phosphorus) in which plankton blooms cause a major reduction of oxygen levels in the water…
Parasitic algae sheds its photosynthetic ways
A step in the transition from free-living species to parasite has been identified in insect guts. A research team led by…
Algae fossils + nanotechnology protect grain exports
Researchers are using a combination of nanotechnology and algae fossils to develop a chemical-free way to protect stored…
Insomniac algae more productive
Algae can produce up to 700% more compounds when tricked to stay awake, according to new research conducted by Vanderbilt…
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Professor, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Ecophysiology and Cell Biology of Microalgae, James Cook University
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Professor and Dean of Science, UNSW
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Lecturer in Sustainability Science, University of Southampton
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Marie Curie post-doctoral researcher, Lund University
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