The Algae Research Library

A growing collection of sourced and cited research spanning every major application of algae – from nutrition and medicine to biofuels and environmental science.
Every article includes a plain-language summary, source citation, and category tag.

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Microalgae have emerged as a promising solution for wastewater treatment due to their high metabolic efficiency and ability to utilize

​It’s a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have coated a single-celled green microalga with a magnetic material and

What if a tourism-wrecking blight of unwanted macroalgae in the Caribbean could be repurposed into a valuable building resource, such

Is algae oil the future of aviation? Discover how scientists are revolutionizing air travel with sustainable jet fuel made from

Biomaterials company Marine Biologics has launched SuperCrude™, described as the world’s first programmable biomass. Designed from seaweed to work with

Professor Valerie Ward, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Microalgae Biomanufacturing Lab at the University of Waterloo,

The untapped potential of seaweed farming in Ireland is the focus of the new Irish Seaweed Association, launched at an

Fermented seaweed? Those who have tried it think it is much tastier than it sounds, and researchers in Sweden are

Traditionally big-farmed fish like salmon obtain their necessary omega-3 through consuming fish meal made of small oily fish, like anchovies.