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Algae

Berat Haznedaroğlu, director of the Istanbul Microalgae Biotechnologies Research and Development Center at Boğaziçi University, stands by a racetrack algae pool, a motor to one side.

This Turkish lab is turning algae into jet fuel

Energy

Scientist Berat Haznedaroğlu is the director of Türkiye’s first initiative to turn algae into fuel for airplanes — but scaling up is a challenge.

Green algae bloom in Florida

Florida’s ‘red tide’ could help turn the state blue

Environment
Blue green algae

Toxic algae is on the rise. Now scientists want to know if it’s connected to Alzheimer’s.

Environment
Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun

In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act

Environment
Healthy corals use chemical signals, or smells, to attract fish. New research has found that corals also send out "distress" signals when they're in trouble.

Coral reefs can communicate with fish, and many of them are crying for help

Environment

Symbiotic Relationships & The Circle of Life

When studying nature, we often focus on predatory relationships. The falcon captures the pigeon, the lion makes dinner of the zebra, the crocodile attacks the gazelle. We’ve seen these episodes play out thousands of times on nature documentaries, in action movies, and even in our own lives. But there are other kinds of relationships in […]

Scientist uncovers species of ocean plants that flee from predators

Environment

When you think of your house plant, it would be hard to imagine it growing legs and running away when you come with the clippers. But for a species of ocean “plants,” when predators approach, they literally flee for safety.

As ocean gets more acidic, situation is exacerbated in Puget Sound

Environment

The carbon dioxide we release is absorbed by the Earth’s oceans. But it doesn’t just benignly vanish. It’s eventually released into the water, making the water more acidic. That’s feeding algae blooms and killing some animals. In the Puget Sound, the situation is even worse.

New EPA water rules causing waves

Environment

Florida business leaders, farmers and politicians are resisting a new EPA plan to clean up the state’s waterways.

Toxic Algae on the Rise

Steve talks with Boston Globe environment reporter Ross Gelbspan about the increase in the number of large algae blooms in oceans around the world. The outbreaks, which can produce such phenomena as red tide, as causing concern among scientists that marine ecosystems may be under great stress.