By increasing the lipid content, VG Energy says it could make algal biofuel at significantly lower costs.

Algae-based fuels are finally reaching the commercial stage, and they're already in airplanes and U.S. Navy ships. And they could be coming soon to a gas statio

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently fi

The $34 million renovation took two years to complete is expected to save million of gallons of water a year, but the work had an unintended side effect. The po

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

Algae alternative fuel research could change the future, and ASU is leading the way. A $15 million U.S. Department of Energy grant was awarded to the Algae Tes

The difference in color between the northern and southern halves of Utah's Great Salt Lake are clear as day. But what causes that pink hue?

The BIQ House is a 15-unit net-zero energy algae-powered apartment complex clad with an algae-filled bio-adaptive shell.

AlgaeBulb, an LED light bulb that, as described, is filled with microorganisms that power the bulb itself.

Rising senior Evie Sobczak's new method for turning algae into biofuel is cleaner and more efficient than current methods.

As sea ice melts at the poles, increasingly more sunlight hits the seafloor, allowing algae to thrive in ecosystems once dominated by invertebrates.

Glowing waves and beaches blanketed in seaweed are some of the specatular results of algae gone amok.

The diatoms were launched by the Taupo super-eruption on New Zealand's North Island 25,000 years ago.

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

No more drilling? Being able to transform algae into crude oil could revolutionize how we fuel up our vehicles.

Gobs of microscopic organisms called algae may have met their match in viruses that can invade their cells, ultimately leading to death.

The sea has a dead zone the size of Texas, and it's growing bigger every year because of sewage and fertilizer flowing into the waters.

At Expo 2015, this work of 'bio-digital architecture' stands as a living, breathing spirulina snack machine.

It's nontoxic, time-lapse ink that you see ... and then you don't see ... and then you see again.

Billions of bioluminescent algae literally make the sea sparkle in Tasmania's Preservation Bay off the coast of Australia.

We may owe our very existence to microscopic organisms that forever altered the food web.

You've heard of oysters that make pearls, but what about seaweed that makes opals?

Scientists aren't sure what is causing this whirlpool of algae but believe it's likely to cause a marine dead zone.

Ohio voters just passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, and it could help to save the pollution-choked Great Lake.

Bioluminescent algae blooms every few years on the California coast, Australia and elsewhere.

These scientifically proven ways show how pets make you healthier and happier.

From reducing inflammation to warding off heart disease, turmeric has impressive healing properties.

Aromatherapy is enjoying a renaissance as its healing properties are rediscovered. Here's what you need to know about essential oils.

These anxiety-fighting techniques may seem simple, but they can help keep that creeping sense of panic at bay.

Practicing focus and acceptance can help with everything from stress relief to healthy eating.

Air pollution from auto exhaust and other sources now poses one of the most serious health risks.

The limestone rock used to build cathedrals in northern England are vulnerable to acid rain.

Nope, Superman can't crush a piece of coal into a diamond. And neither can ordinary humans. We bust the common myth.

The editors of Architectural Record have compiled a list of the 'most significant works that defined architecture in our era.'

Howard Lee is a multidisciplinary artist from England who specializes in 'illusion, trickery and playful deception.'

You may already be familiar with albinism in humans and other animals, but did you know there are albino plants, too?

One of the most highly anticipated museums of the past decade, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is finally opening.

Humans aren't the only creatures capable of creating beautiful art.

A two-week public arts event inundates a small city in Arkansas with an array of vibrant murals and installations.

'Coral Colors' showcases the psychedelic beauty of marine invertebrates.

What you experience in autumn is hard to express in words — but that hasn't stopped writers and thinkers around the world from trying.

National Geographic is back at it again with one of the fiercest photography competitions of the year.

An arctic animal that typically spends its days lounging on pack ice came ashore on the southern coast of Washington this summer.

Old newspapers gain new life as evocative sculptures that tell a story about the relationship between humans and animals.

Photographer Seth Casteel casts his lens on the priceless expressions of rescue cats and kittens bounding and jumping through the air.

Following years of misuse, gorgeous canyon gains new life as one of Puerto Rico's most important ecological attractions.

Bleached corals are akin to dead canaries in a coal mine — a warning of what's to come if we don't address the threat of climate change.

Salamanders and newts in Europe are under siege by an invasive and deadly mycological disease. How can we stop it from reaching North America?

In honor of his birthday, let's take a look at some of the amazing people the revered spiritual leader has met over the years.

Henry David Thoreau's beloved slice of nature still exists today in the form of a Walden Pond State Reservation.