Red algae (Rhodophyta) exhibit extensive diversity and represent a critical component of marine ecosystems, as well as offering valuable biotechnological and commercial applications. Advances in ...

Freshwater red algae are a diverse group of organisms that have attracted growing scientific interest due to their complex evolutionary histories and ecological significance. Recent advances in ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies including their fruiting structures a white hue. Moreover, since the color-producing ...

Scientists might soon be able to forecast when the see is gonna turn red - and don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the apocalypse. For the first time, researchers identified nearly a dozen viruses ...

“The inside of the structure that causes the coloration contains a substance that is highly reactive and may act as a feeding repellent to algae-eating fish. Such a repellant is more effective when ...

Toxic algae known as red tide is blooming along Texas’ gulf coast, killing thousands of fish and prompting health warnings to beachgoers. Quintana Beach County Park Toxic algae known as red tide is ...

Small shrimps of the genus Hippolyte have the ability to change color to camouflage themselves in the algae where they live and escape predators. Depending on the algae they are in, they can turn red, ...

As the environmental costs of petroleum-based plastics mount, researchers are exploring renewable and biodegradable alternatives that are less harmful to ecosystems. One such alternative gaining ...

Dermatologists who once dismissed algae as nothing more than the green gunk that clogs swimming pools are now prescribing skincare products packed with marine and freshwater algae extracts. What was ...