A new development from the University of South Florida may help control toxic algal blooms. It's one of a number of methods in a slow pipeline.

Rivers and coastal lagoons worldwide emit an electric blue glow after sunset, a phenomenon caused by bioluminescent dinoflagellates. These microscopic plankton produce light through chemical reactions ...

Health officials are warning of toxic blue-green algae blooms in the upriver Caloosahatchee in Southwest Florida. Contact with the contaminated water should be avoided by people, pets and livestock ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Neighbors are still a bit rattled after a harmful algae bloom was discovered near Dorothy Oven Park last month, especially since the air may never have been tested. The site ...

A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is a biological process in which certain phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, or macroalgae proliferate rapidly and reach high biomass, producing adverse ecological or health ...

Just as the 2019–20 summer is remembered for devastating bushfires, the summer of 2024–25 is likely to be remembered for Australia-wide marine biological disruption associated with marine heat waves.

Prolonged nutrient depletion can quietly amplify toxin production in Prorocentrum lima, increasing seafood safety risks even when harmful algal blooms show little visible growth. Harmful algal blooms ...

Polk County has awarded a $300,000 contract to GISJane LLC to study harmful algae blooms in its public lakes. Harmful algal blooms, driven by increased nutrients, pose significant risks to public ...

A new study pinpoints the main cause of harmful algal blooms in Blue Mesa Reservoir, and includes a recommendation for a minimum water level to prevent them. A study released in December by scientists ...

CARBONDALE — A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has received a second grant to continue its work to prevent harmful algae blooms from producing toxins, addressing a problem ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A research team at Southern Illinois University is getting more money for its effort to stop harmful algae blooms from producing toxins. The team is getting $170,000 in grant ...