Officials in the Midwest have advised residents to remain on high alert as a bacterial bloom has created unsafe swimming and ...

A cyanobacteria bloom has expanded in western Lake Erie, now covering an area of about 160 square miles along the Michigan ...

A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions ...

Algae growing in Canada's deepest lake have changed dramatically in the past couple of decades according to new study — and although one researcher considers the new microscopic organisms to be ...

Blue-green algae blooms aren't common on Lake Superior, but experts say warming temperatures may make them more frequent. "It is a new thing," said Azim Mallik, chair of the biology department at ...

Despite often being described as smelly and not nice to look at, Eric Hirzel and Matthew Hehn say they find algae blooms helpful when it comes to catching more fish in Lake Erie. Both are longtime ...