Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have a plan to transform it into a source of ...

Everyone is familiar with the light dome that shows from afar where cities are brightly lit at night. Artificial light that ...

A toxic algae bloom in southern California has sickened dozens of animals, causing them to have seizures and act erratically.

Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water ...

Scientists have revived 7,000-year-old algae in a bid to help us understand how climate changes have affected the past.

The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than ...

The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than ...

Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, until now. Scientists say a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae, a neurotoxin, ...

Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the massive growth of algae that is tied to multiple organisms — are driven by wind and water currents, nutrients that run into the water ...

Blooms of this type of algae have been observed in marine waters across the world, being first recorded in the 1930s. They have caused mass mortalities of fish, shellfish, and other invertebrates in ...