Bionavitas is making a long-term bet on cheap biodiesel from algae. But more promising today is "bioremediation," or using algae to treat polluted waste water. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Vinegar can be used to get rid of algae in bird baths, but the right method should be used to ensure the health and safety of birds. Vinegar shouldn't be put directly in the bath. Instead, the bird ...

NASA scientists have proposed an ingenious and remarkably resourceful process to produce “clean energy” biofuels, while it cleans waste water, removes carbon dioxide from the air, retains important ...

Reducing excess nutrients that create green water and smelly, dangerous algae blooms in lakes has always concentrated on cutting the flow of farm and lawn fertilizer and animal waste from washing into ...

Even with a fairly new roof like this, it won’t be long before the dark algae stains start making it look really bad. And it’s only going to get worse as it gets older. But here’s what you can do to ...

If you’ve just visited one of the best hotel pools, you may have noticed the clear and perfectly-heated water. What you likely didn't see is any algae or debris. Nice pools demand a deep scrubbing, so ...

Not a week goes by that I don’t get a question at the Ask Tim page on askthebuilder.com about cleaning this or that household surface. As it turns out, I happen to know lots about cleaning. I ...

HENDERSON The Eastern Shore is known for vast soybean and corn farms, but if Patrick Kangas had his way it would be covered in slime. Kangas, a researcher at the University of Maryland, helped create ...

Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the ...

Across the UK, patios and fences are turning slick green after winter, leaving homeowners frustrated and nervous about slips.