A toxic algae bloom in coastal waters has killed dozens of marine animals, including whales and dolphins, between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, and the area has been labeled an extreme danger zone by ...

This is the fourth consecutive year a lethal algae bloom has occurred along the Southern California coast, fueled by an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean. Research teams are ...

Scientists have discovered the gene that enables marine algae to make a unique type of chlorophyll. They successfully implanted this gene in a land plant, paving the way for better crop yields on less ...

And now, finally, it's over. Levels of toxic algae species in Southern California coastal waters have declined in recent weeks below thresholds that pose a threat to marine wildlife, according to the ...

Single-celled algae in the ocean known as coccolithophores play an important role in the marine carbon cycle when they take up bicarbonate from seawater to build their shells. Coccolithophore numbers ...

Algae in an aquarium are not a sign of neglect–quite the opposite: In a healthy tank, they are part of the ecosystem. However, if they spread uncontrollably, it affects not only the appearance but ...

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed and the planet’s future Danielle Olson Hidden from public view at the ...

Seaweed has been part of the human diet for a long time. In Asia, its consumption is well established in culinary traditions. Think of the famous dashi, the flavourful Japanese broth. About fifty ...