A new study has found that glitter can negatively affect the growth of cyanobacteria, commonly called ‘blue-green algae,' an important player in aquatic ecosystems and a key component of marine ...

Moncton is studying how to deal with cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, in its water supply. By next year, it will decide how to spend up to $22 million to reduce the risk to thousands of people ...

A recently published study demonstrates how sucralose affects the behavior of cyanobacteria -- an aquatic photosynthetic bacteria -- and diatoms, microscopic algae that account for more than 30% ...

Aquatic botanist Meghann Bruce searches for cyanobacteria mats in the St. John River near Fredericton after an unusually early bloom in May, something not usually seen until later in the summer.

New research identifies the cause of these deaths: a toxin produced by cyanobacteria that grow on invasive aquatic plants. The problem is potentially exacerbated by herbicides used to control ...

Some artificial sweeteners are forever chemicals that could be harming aquatic life "Researchers found the presence of sucralose hindered the growth of blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) . . ." ...

In contrast, other algae types, like cyanobacteria, responsible for algal blooms, remained completely unaffected. We don’t yet know why some collapse while others continue to thrive as usual.