Consortium across the Baltic and North Sea are pooling their resources to develop algae-based products using industrial waste ...

Exploring the evolutionary timeline, the unicellular last common ancestor shared between algae and animals did not possess the distinct sex chromosomes found in these two groups of organisms. The ...

Morphologically simpler brown algae like Ectocarpus and the gametophytes ... Instead, their development involves a smooth transition from unicellular to multicellular stages without distinct ...

A Chinese study has revealed how a type of algae adapts to cold temperatures in Antarctica with special proteins and enzymes. Chlorella is a genus of unicellular green algae distributed all over the ...

How does multicellularity evolve? Scientists who study a family of green algae that includes unicellular Chlamydomonas and multicellular Volvox are beginning to find answers to this question.

From nori to kelp to spirulina, sea vegetables are having a moment. There’s a good reason for this. These greens are packed with nutrients, anti-oxidants, protein, and flavor. A staple of Japanese ...