Besides domoic acid, which can cause gastrointestinal and neurological issues, the bloom also produced the “extremely deadly” ...

That also means that the other natural places to cultivate algae are power stations. The algae can absorb as much as 75 percent of the exhaust gas, claims U.S. firm GreenFuel Technologies, using its ...

Discover five ways algae—both seaweed and microalgae—could revolutionise food and drink, from protein power to sustainability ...

Nitrogen is a bit of a conundrum. In its gaseous form it’s the most abundant element in the atmosphere, but few organisms can ...

Blue-green algae: Risks, benefits and why they're misunderstood What is blue-green algae? Why can it be harmful to humans or pets? This 1:14-minute video answers these questions.

A long-term analysis shows that a major Oregon reservoir abruptly swapped one type of toxic algae for another midway through ...

A new report from a scientific research arm of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks at the chronic, growing problem of a kind of blue-green algae accumulating on shorelines of Lake St. Clair. The ...

Algae in an aquarium are not a sign of neglect–quite the opposite: In a healthy tank, they are part of the ecosystem. However ...