A UNC Charlotte architecture professor has designed windows that use suspended algae to filter light and carbon dioxide.

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor, ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant within sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for more ...

After nine months, the strange behavior that claimed the lives of endangered sawfish is back. Here’s what we know about ...

Dr Annabel Begg, Public Health Medicine Specialist for the National Public Health Service, says the algal bloom can produce toxins harmful to humans and animals. “People should avoid contact ...

Local commercial fisherman Rod Ness, 69, who also owns two fishing charter boats, said he hasn’t felt the effects of the algae bloom yet, but has to be cautious as he waits for more information.

Legionella is a common bacteria found in water that can cause two lung diseases: Legionnaires’ Disease, a type of serious pneumonia, as well as Pontiac Fever, a mild respiratory disease.

Every spring, wildflower lovers and nature photographers eagerly wait to see if one of California’s most dazzling natural spectacles happens: the super bloom. When conditions are ideal—think plentiful ...

Experts believe a toxic algae bloom along the California coast, which continues to sicken and kill birds, dolphins, and sea lions, may be to blame. Last August, a similar issue was reported in La ...

Sea lions can be heard barking off the San Pedro coast as the number of the sick mammals stranded on LA beaches continues to rise due to a toxic algal bloom. Sea Lions are not the only animals ...

Denmark-based Sundew has entered a collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory of Florida to develop natural solutions for hazardous algal blooms (aka “red tides”, pictured) based on Sundew’s marine ...