ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s hard for beachgoers to ignore the foul-smelling, seaweed-like algae washing ashore in Florida. But what exactly is it, and what’s its purpose? 1. Sargassum floats in island-like ...

Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, is a type of algae found naturally in freshwater environments. This algae is a microorganism that functions like a plant in that it feeds through photosynthesis and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- Glowing algae recently has provided a beautiful and rather rare sight along the coastlines of Virginia and North Carolina. "It's like the top halves of our waves are ...

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Algae facts According to the National Park Service: Water experts are keeping watch on Lake Mead, looking for signs that a harmless green algae blanketing the reservoir could be replaced by a toxic ...

When you think of algae, you make picture the greenish film that sometimes develops on ponds and lakes. But you may not know that this marine organism is also cultivated in laboratories for its unique ...

As part of U.S. Sugar’s continuing efforts to set the record straight and share facts with the public and the media, we recently met with Pensacola News Journal editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette and ...

Recently the Duval County Health Department issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae in the St. Johns River. The cause of the bloom has been attributed to excess nutrients in the river, ...

With summer fast approaching, toxic algal blooms are beginning to pop up at Inland Empire lakes, posing a threat to people and their pets. The blooms of cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae ...

This year, the severity of toxic algae in lakes has decreased in the Inland Empire. Two lakes — Lake Elsinore and Big Bear Lake — have been hit by the algae known as cyanobacteria once again, but this ...

It’s hard for beachgoers to ignore the foul-smelling, seaweed-like algae washing ashore in Florida. But what exactly is it, and what’s its purpose? 2. Researchers said 2023 could have the largest ...