Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new cooking oil you didn’t know you needed. Dotdash Meredith / Janet Maples There’s a new cooking oil in town, folks. Algae ...

If the thought of eating algae raises your eyebrows, we have the chefs at Eleven Madison Park ready to make a case. Microalgae-based fat has a few benefits that have captivated Michelin-ranked chef ...

There may not be peanuts and pretzels anymore on airplanes, but someday there may be algae oil. Solazyme - a South San Francisco startup focused on producing oil from algae - said Tuesday that it had ...

An algae farm outdoor growth facility at General Atomics in San Diego. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) One by one, Big Oil firms have touted their investments in algae biofuels as ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- Today, most people think of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil as healthy fats to cook with. Olive oil is mostly made up of monounsaturated fat, and while coconut ...

Algae oil is good for cooking due to its high smoke point, meaning it's safe to use at high temperatures. It also has potential health benefits due to its unsaturated fat content and various nutrients ...

Palm oil is a very widely-used food ingredient, but its production has a huge environmental impact, plus it may not be entirely healthy to consume. A greener, "lower-fat" alternative could be on the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake refueled recently, using a 50/50 blend of petroleum F-76 and hydroprocessed renewable diesel derived from algal oil, in Everett, Wash., becoming the first Coast ...

If you’ve been taking fish oil supplements for omega-3, you’d be surprised to know that it’s a secondary source of the ...

In the late 2000s, Big Oil led by Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A), BP Plc. (NYSE: BP), ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) hyped algae biofuel as the fuel of the future, pumping hundreds ...

An L.A. startup developing a way to extract oil from algae has found its first paying customer. OriginOil Inc. recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with MBD Energy Ltd., an Australian ...