An international team of marine scientists has identified and officially named four species of algae new to science, challenging previous taxonomical assumptions within the Porolithon genus. The ...

What struck Scott Bennett most were the razor clams. The long saltwater clams, resembling old-fashioned razors, normally burrow into sand to avoid predators. But when Bennett, an ecologist, visited ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new species of algae, the origin of which is unknown, has been discovered in Hawaii, smothering coral reefs and posing ...

An invasive algae already well-established in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is raising concern among researchers as it threatens to spread into the main Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the ...

Researchers in Hawaii have documented green sea turtles feeding on Chondria tumulosa, an invasive red alga that smothers coral reefs. While this grazing may help reduce the algae’s growth in affected ...

In past bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef, the southern region has sometimes been spared worst of the bleaching. Not this time. This year’s intense underwater heat has triggered the most ...