In this column, @SmokiesLife intern writer Hannah Early examines lichen and biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The small, translucent orange balls have been dotting the seashore up and down the Grand Strand. They’ve been mistaken for ...

A council is set to take over control of an Essex lake after fears of “another ecological and environmental disaster”. Castle Point Council is drawing up plans to take over running Canvey Island Lake, ...

An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It ...

Analysis of bowhead whale poop shows that more toxins from typically warm-water toxic algae species are entering Arctic food ...

The algae were made to thrive in a Mars-like environment inside the bioplastic chamber. The algae endured a harsh, carbon dioxide-rich environment with a mere 600 Pascals of atmospheric pressure.

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

The Ohio Legislature just cut the funding for H2Ohio, a statewide water quality program aimed at improving the lake’s toxic algae, from $270 million to $165 million for fiscal 2026 and 2027.

Swimmers beware: Five beaches in King County have high levels of bacteria, according to the local health department. One has toxic algae.

The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.

The Florida Department of Health's Palm Beach County office has issued an advisory regarding the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Okeechobee near Pahokee. The algae was located May 7 in the ...

The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab just finished building a greenhouse that’s more than just educational. It’s cleaning water with algae and teaching children why water quality matters.