A new study reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) -- a foundational species in Caribbean reef ecosystems -- from the devastating ...

Scientists in Blacksburg have discovered a large, previously unseen virus inside algae. The virus poses no risk to human ...

The seagrass is greener along Florida's Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine ...

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already ...

The Southern California coast could be experiencing one of the worst toxic algae blooms in history. So far, the natural phenomenon has killed hundreds of sea lions, dolphins, pelicans and at least two ...

Related video: New treatments help prevent algae blooms According to the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), a water advisory was issued for the entirety of the lake in ...

The Oregon Health Authority will now issue warnings about Oregon lakes and rivers after a dog falls ill or dies possibly from having been exposed to toxic algae in them. The warnings are designed ...

Now, things have gotten so bad that L.A. County lifeguards have begun taking mental health days off to cope with the devastation as an algae bloom is poisoning and killing marine life from San ...

Experts say sargassum could flourish in 2025. Florida Atlantic University research professor and algae expert Brian LaPointe said drought in South America over the past couple of years led to less ...

The University of South Florida, which monitors sargassum blooms through satellite imagery, noted during its March update that the Gulf Stream was expected to act as a significant barrier, keeping ...

More dead marine mammals have washed ashore in Ventura County as the unprecedented bloom of harmful algae in Southern California appears to be worsening. Sky5 footage on Friday showed a deceased ...