From root zones to gut flora, a new map reveals how unseen microbes sustain our food supply - and what happens when they vanish.

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

The slime Hammerschmidt describes is a toxic blue-green algal bloom, which forced the city of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to close ...

Dr. Thomas Bridgewater, an ecology professor at the University of Toledo, breaks down the science behind the blooms.

As New Yorkers choked through another day of poor air quality – driven by ongoing Canadian wildfires – another environmental threat looms, this one found in the state’s surface waters. The threat of ...

Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return with a vengeance after winter and spread.

South Australia is desperate for help to tackle an unprecedented harmful algal bloom that has decimated marine life up and down the coast. While the extent of the damage is still unknown, my ...

Toxic algae blooms increasing in Arctic due to climate change, new study finds Warming ocean waters are encouraging more rapid production of harmful blooms.

Recurring toxic blooms raise health concerns as experts link algae growth to nutrient-rich runoff and call for stronger pollution controls.

The USACE advises visitors to be alert for harmful algal bloom signs and symptoms throughout all lake areas, such as extremely discolored water, and to avoid contact with discolored water or scum ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -A massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, which has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and fishing, is a "natural disaster," state ...

South Australia has declared its toxic algal bloom a natural disaster following weeks of pressure from scientists, local officials and community members over what has been called an ...