There's a new(ish) plant-based vegetable oil hitting the scene and it's made from algae. You heard that right. While the vibrant green plant we associate closely with pond scum or algae blooms may ...

The chef and owner of Eleven Madison Park explains why he loves it too. From the slime-covered rocks on the windswept beaches in Washington where I grew up, to the enormous strands of bull kelp ...

Whether we will use vegetable oil, short-rotation wood, or algal biomass, plants will be a necessary component in different large scale industrial processes. One might even say that the past was ...

Micro-algae synthesize high levels of oil, carbohydrates and proteins from sunlight but only a few species are currently grown for health foods Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine ...

Now we understand that it’s the fish body oil, or algae acid, that’s the important source. There are three types of omega 3 fats that we collectively refer to as omega 3s: docosahexaenoic acid ...

Even though algae has long been proposed for things like palm oil replacements and biofuel, there are numerous strains of the green stuff that haven’t really been explored for their potential as ...