Globally, toxic algal blooms are becoming more frequent and severe, fueled by a warming climate and nutrient runoff. While ...

The 2025 harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie was smaller than many expected, continuing a multi-year trend of improvement tied ...

This study fundamentally changes how we understand algal bloom initiation,” says Dr. Troy Yu Tao, Associate Professor at ...

Phosphorus pollution can linger for decades in soils and streams, shaping water quality long after sources are reduced.

On clear days in Hartbeespoort, South Africa, satellite images often reveal a reservoir with shades of deep blue interrupted ...

Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening ...

Scientists say a bioluminescent algae causes the red tides at the centre of recent environmentalist concerns — but that's not ...

Lake Norman is looking more colorful these days. Bright green, deep red and milky blue algae is blooming in northern parts of the lake — but these bright colors don’t bring good news. More than 80 ...

An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It suppresses the growth of algal competitors by releasing chemicals that deprive ...

In September, an unprecedented harmful algal bloom struck the Hudson River. Dense colonies of bright green microcystis — a cyanobacteria that can produce toxins dangerous to humans, pets and wildlife ...

JUST A FEW GUYS. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU. WELL, EVERY SUMMER WE SEE REPORTS OF LARGE BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS IN LAKES OR CANALS ACROSS OUR AREA. THIS TIME IT’S IN A PORTION OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.