While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials are keeping an eye on a local lake due to the presence of damaging algae that is feeding on an abundance of nutrient sources in the water. Lake Shawnee is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thick mats of toxic material are creeping into Lake Wylie, rising to the surface and threatening to grow. Experts have the winter ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With many trying to find relief from the extreme heat, some are heading out to the water to stay cool. However, health officials are advising to keep away from parts of the ...

These days, coral reefs need all the help they can get. Underwater heatwaves and pollution have taken a toll on coral, whose carbonate exoskeletons are the foundation of some of the richest ocean ...

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is already half full with toxic algae, and the bloom will only grow. Fumes from the algae can cause several health complications, like lung infections. Climate warming and ...