Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

Although some kinds of blue-green algae are a perfectly normal part of natural systems, some varieties can spell trouble ...

The potentially hazardous blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, that was blooming in a Caloosahatchee canal is now ...

Like many bodies of water, Lake Lipno is no stranger to cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically ...

Algae blooms are expanding across the world's oceans. The first global study of floating algae was recently released by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science and the ...

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 ...

State health officials are urging the public to avoid a South Florida canal until further notice after detecting the presence of toxic blue-green algae in the waterway. The Florida Department of ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County is cautioning the public on the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Ashby in New Smyrna Beach. Experts say blue-green algae ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) has issued a health alert following the detection of harmful ...

Didymosphenia geminata — didymo for short — also has another, much less scientific, nickname: rock snot. It seems to be spreading in Michigan waterways.

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) cautions the public about the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in the center of Lake Monroe. With water sample testing ...