View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. “Previously, the oldest widely accepted fossilized green algae was about 800 million years old,” Timothy Gibson, a postdoc at Dartmouth College ...

A variety of fossilized plant spores have been found in rocks from Western Australia that date from the early Ordovician era—approximately 480 million years ago. According to a paper published in ...

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which ... Evidence of symbiosis was detected in fossilized coral specimens (pictured) dating back to the late Triassic ...

Fossil plankton from half a billion years ago. These tiny algae measure much less than a millimetre in size. They evolved their colonial structure to avoid being eaten by early animals.

Discusses the extraction and processing of diatomite, a substance derived from fossilized algae, and its various industrial ...

Before he ever set foot in a tech publication's newsroom, Dave could be found gallivanting around deserts of the American Southwest as a geologist, searching for fossilized algae. He spent time ...