The year is 2050. Agriculture happens in labs, as well as fields. And on the menu for dinner? Microalgae. That speculative future meal might not sound very appealing, but microalgae are packed with ...

Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have ...

Biofuels have been identified by the International Energy Agency as one option for limiting transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. However, to enable their development, we need to diversify ...

As the climate warms, the land we use for growing energy-intensive crops such as wheat and corn is becoming less productive. We need to find ways to feed the earth’s growing population that isn’t so ...

What if we take this principle to an extreme—say, millions or even billions of years of experience living on Earth? What knowledge might be available? We don’t need to guess. We can look to microalgae ...