Delicate yet voracious, the sea slug Elysia rufescens grazes cow-like on bright green tufts of algae, rooting around to find the choicest bits. But this inch-long marine mollusk gains not only a tasty ...

The algae bloom has been affecting shellfish in the area since September.

A Cleveland-area biologist discovered a brand new species of algae in Stebbins Gulch -- and it's the first of its kind ever ...

Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess. This slimy layer ...

State officials are advising people to avoid contact with Lake Washington in Glocester because of a harmful algae bloom.

Brown algae take up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon contained therein back into the environment in mucous form. This mucus is hard to break down for other ...

Algae protect the ocean, but how can they benefit people? They've been studied extensively, and what we’ve discovered is that they're truly a superfood. Not only can algae be a source of greens, ...

It’s not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer. The colorfully named, obnoxious – and sometimes deadly – microorganisms known as red tide and blue green algae also take advantage of the ...

Photosynthesis is considered the most important process for life on earth as we know it today. On the one hand, oxygen is produced, which is the basis for animal and human life, and on the other hand, ...

Algae can be utilized as a part of the mitigation strategy to reduce concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere associated with greenhouse gases and the global climate crisis. Here we discuss ...

Penguin poop is fertilizing snow algae blooms along the Antarctic Peninsula, feeding dense green algae patches along the ...

A new study reveals how differences in rainfall reshape river ecosystems, altering food webs, animal productivity, and the ...