These blooms don't always become toxic, but given the right conditions, the algae can almost seem to overtake the lake, making it dangerous for fish and even potentially contaminating drinking water.

The algal bloom as seen from space. Cyanobacteria covering over half of the surface of Florida’s largest freshwater lake on June 12.

Phytoplankton blooms are accumulations of microscopic algae that form characteristic fluorescent swirls on the surface of oceans, rivers and lakes that, when large enough, can be seen from space.

A team of chemists, microbiologists and ecologists has designed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect proteins or ...

Between 2003 and 2020, the average size of algal blooms increased by 13% globally, a 2023 study showed. Related: 12 amazing images of Earth from space ...

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures algal bloom swirls in the north Adriatic Sea, along the coast of Italy.

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

From space, the Kuva's probe can read the spectral signatures of almost any material on Earth — including toxic algae.

Space news and reference site.This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features swirls of vivid, emerald green algal blooms in the Gulf of Finland.

A satellite image taken by NASA shows the popular tourist destination so overcome by bright green algae that it is visible from space.

Lake Erie in North America has been taken over toxins-producing algae, photos taken from space show. It has turned a lurid green as algae blooms across its surface, with people being warned to ...

Algal blooms were a big problem this summer when a lot of sea mammals were getting sick from the toxic acid. Now, NASA scientists at JPL have a new tool to track harmful algae in the ocean.