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 ...

This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a sample of freshwater red algae. These algae are common and are found on all continents except Antarctica. This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a ...

A massive algae bloom has stained a Siberian glacier blood-red, and Russian scientists warn that the bloom will cause the ice to melt at a faster rate. Tomsk State University (TSU) scientists 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 ...

A research group has found a new class of proteins in the red algae Cyanidioschyzon merolae that are involved in moving proteins across the membranes of chloroplasts -- subcompartments that conduct ...

“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 ...