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Eat Scum: The Science Behind the Algae Fat Substitute Almagine, the Algae Fat Substitute

A renewable energy company found a low-fat fix where food scientists hadn’t looked—in the peculiar molecular structure of single-celled algae.

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Is Cyber-Gardening the New Urban Gardening?

At an experimental algae farm, technology, biology, and architecture unite to educate the public.

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Algae Is the New Corn

Can pond scum power the world?

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Image of the Day: Bioluminescent Seas Under a Starry Night

Photographer Phil Hart captures the stunning ecological side-effects of Victoria's 2006 bush fires.

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Are Biofuels Ready for the Bigtime?

Electricity isn't the only non-petroleum-based fuel touted as changing the transportation landscape. What's happening with biofuels?