Senior Research Scientist Mike Lomas works as director of the National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota at Bigelow Laboratory as well as the associated Center for Algal Innovation. Fritz ...

You may have seen pictures of blue, glowing beaches under a dark sky. This glow is called bioluminescence. It is emitted by tiny organisms called bioluminescent algae that live in the water.

Marine algae are integral to global biogeochemical cycles, with their capacity for photosynthesis underpinning both primary productivity and climate regulation. The process, which converts light ...

Fluorescence image of coral Acropora juvenile polyps hosting the symbiotic algae (Breviolum minutum) that was used in the research paper, shown as red dots. Green color is the endogenous green ...

Seaweed has been part of the human diet for a long time. In Asia, its consumption is well established in culinary traditions. Think of the famous dashi, the flavourful Japanese broth. About fifty ...

An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California, sickening marine animals and staining the shoreline, according to marine scientists. The toxin it produces is domoic ...