Algae or phytoplankton are almost always present in water. But the ecology of Lough Neagh changed after the introduction of ...

Under the sea, green algae have evolved a clever way to handle too much sunlight. Scientists found that a special pigment ...

The National Trust says the scums could pose a risk to public health and issue an advice against bathing notice.

About three months after high levels of a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms were detected in the City of Mattoon’s ...

Too much sun can ruin photosynthesis, scorching plants and other organisms that depend on capturing sunlight for energy.

As toxic blue-green algae blooms in the popular Windsor Lake in Northern Colorado, many visitors to the lake have ignored the lake's closure and jumped into the water anyway. CBS News Colorado's ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) cautions the public of the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Killarney (Killarney Drive). With water sample ...

But, while training this year, he noticed something different, widespread blooms of toxic blue-green algae coating parts of the river. The harmful bacteria had been there for weeks. "It's usually down ...

The toxic algae is sometimes detected in Canberra's waterways, including Lake Ginninderra, where a dog died after swimming. The ACT government has posted warning signs, but the small beach at the edge ...

Masters student Mackenzie Hobbs has been collecting sediment from northeastern Ontario lakes to determine how ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said it has lifted harmful ...

The New Mexico Environment Department released a warning on Thursday about toxic algae found in Eagle Nest Lake near Taos.