Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae ...

Like many bodies of water, Lake Lipno is no stranger to cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically ...

The City of Gainesville announced it had deployed three ultrasonic buoys in Lake Sidney Lanier to address persistent taste ...

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) has issued a health alert following the detection of harmful ...

A hidden pigment helps ocean algae harness sunlight without getting burned—and it may hold clues for better solar tech.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

Engineered algae are a bioremediation triple threat, synergizing microplastic removal, upcycling and wastewater nutrient ...

Although some kinds of blue-green algae are a perfectly normal part of natural systems, some varieties can spell trouble ...

Time-lapse of algae growing in water. We poured pond water in a glass container and added a small piece of algae into it. The container was then placed under a growing light. The algae spreads quickly ...

A RED alert warning for blue green algae has been issued for the popular Lake Cullulleraine. Lake users have been warned that ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...