Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, appearing in half of all grocery items and seven out of every ten personal care products. It isContinue Reading
Exxon initiated a research study in 2009 to extract fuels from algae that may be used to power internal combustion engines. Between then and today, it has spent about asContinue Reading
As present energy sources diminish, humanity has been forced into overdrive to discover new and dependable sources to support life as we know it today. One of the most promisingContinue Reading
In Italy, the Presena glacier is turning pink due to algae, and this will make the ice melt even faster. It’s sometimes known as watermelon snow and is fairly commonContinue Reading
Algae blooms are a serious problem for lakes, rivers, streams and seas around the world. Farmers use fertilizer to grow crops, and fertilizer runoff empties into waterways, flooding aquatic ecosystemsContinue Reading
Photosynthetic algae need carbon dioxide, water and light in order to grow (in addition to various other nutrients like iron and nitrogen). If you grow algae in open pools (asContinue Reading
