Video: Engineering researchers have discovered how to “pressure-cook” algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the green slime into biocrude.

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of intense spring rain storms in the Great Lakes region this century and will likely add to the number of harmful algal blooms and “dead zones” in Lake Erie, unless additional conservation actions are taken, according to a U-M aquatic ecologist.

In July the U-M Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge for a fourth consecutive American title. It was a record-breaking run, as the team finished the race with a 10-hour, 18-minute lead on the competition.

“I forget that this is weird,” says urban farmer, entrepreneur, and alumna Carolyn Leadley, sitting in the shade of a mulberry tree next to her large market garden on Detroit’s east side. Leadley and husband, Jack Van Dyke, are working the land while working a hypothesis: Can urban agriculture be a viable business?

Leaders take note: A new study of gelada monkeys indicates that being the top dog—or in this case, top monkey—is even better if the alpha male occasionally concedes to subordinates.

Video: New program brings together hundreds of students to solve sustainability challenges.

Video: Michigan Sea Grant researchers are constructing rock reefs to boost populations of lake sturgeon and other rare native fish. First stop: the St. Clair River delta northeast of Detroit. The goal is to promote “really robust, self-sustaining populations of lake sturgeon, whitefish, and walleye,” says project leader Jennifer Read.

Study: Pregnant female geladas show an unusually high rate of miscarriage the day after the dominant male in their group is replaced by a new male.

The percentage of Americans who believe in global warming has reached the highest level since the fall of 2009, rebounding from a period of significant decline, a new survey reports.