A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

The season is starting for toxic algae that has killed Tri-Cities dogs and can make people sick, says the Benton Franklin Health District. About 10 dogs have died in the Tri-Cities area in recent ...

Strom was understandably upset the past few weeks, as an algae bloom sucked enough oxygen from the wooded pond to leave hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of fish floating dead at the surface.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (CBS) -- Anyone heading up to Geneva Lake in Wisconsin should be advised—as state health officials are testing the water for blue-green algae. The Geneva Lake Environmental ...

De Palma-Dow said she’s been getting calls about the NASA photo and explained that green algae is important to the ecosystem ...

Watch out for poisonous algae if you’re thinking of visiting Palmer Lake in Key Peninsula. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued a caution advisory for the lake Aug. 29, warning ...

Triton is a company poised for disruption. The San Diego-based start-up, Triton Algae Innovations, is hitting all the right notes—plant-based, sustainable, synthetic biology—serving up what co ...

A bloom of harmful algae off the coast of Santa Barbara is creating a neurotoxin that has caused sea lions and other marine mammals to exhibit Parkinson's-like symptoms up and down the Southern ...

Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is a lot more to the algae story! On the right side of the cover, it is ...

Bioluminescent algae are a group of tiny marine organisms that can produce an ethereal glow in the dark. While the phenomenon may occur in any region or sea depth, some of the most stunning ...

Blue-green algae that has plagued Hamilton's waterfront this summer has prompted city officials to close another beach. Beach Boulevard beach has been closed by public health after staff ...

There are basically four types of algae, based on their color: green, blue-green, red, and brown. Green and blue-green algae are found in freshwater as well as saltwater. Red and brown algae are found ...