Have you ever seen brown or green goo floating on a river or in the ocean? Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green grass and gray rocks on shore contrast with green water from an algae bloom - alma.tross/Shutterstock Beautiful lakeside ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - As the water in our lakes, rivers, and ponds warms this season, the dangers of blue-green algae may make itself known. But what is this microorganism? “Blue-green algae are ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – During the summer, algae in Lake Tahoe is a hot topic. While these tiny organisms are a natural part of Tahoe’s aquatic ecosystem, algae can become a harmful algal bloom, or ...

Microplastics are all over the environment and even inside human bodies. Researchers have found a type of bioengineered algae ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Lake Tahoe is famous for its blueness. The growth and spread of algae is one reason blue lakes around the world can go green in the summer. Algae forms the base of many food ...

It feels like Austin has barely begun to warm up and already a familiar foe has been detected in local waterways: the toxin-producing blue-green algae. Austin officials said the algae, which can be ...

Researchers may finally be able to forecast dangerous red algae blooms - Red tides can lead to millions of dollars in losses, ...

The Florida Department of Health in Polk County has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algal toxins in Lake Conine in Winter Haven. The warning comes in response to a water ...

Rows of citrus trees stretch across the landscape under the California sun, their canopies forming neat green corridors between irrigation lines and tractor paths. Some trees are newly trimmed, others ...