PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is urging residents and visitors to be vigilant about potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms in the state's lakes ...

It may look like these capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are sitting in a swirl of green paint, but it’s actually a slick of potentially harmful cyanobacteria on the surface of the Salto ...

Chonkus, a mutant strain of cyanobacteria seen here in a microscopy image, contains large white spots that appear to be carbon-dense granules. Those granules may explain why the cyanobacterium ...

Researchers have discovered a special strain of marine cyanobacteria that consume and store carbon dioxide at a rapid rate. With a unique density that allows it to sink to the sea floor, the ...

Azolla and the cyanobacteria it harbors have co-evolved a mutually beneficial relationship. Floating out in the open, other cyanobacteria species synthesize toxins to ward off hungry fish. “For ...

People and pets should avoid touching the Charles River water in the area of the Longfellow Bridge due to a major bloom of harmful cyanobacteria. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health ...

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org WOLFEBORO – Cyanobacteria watches or warnings are up again on Lake Winnipesaukee for Alton, Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, The Broads, the area of Governor’s Island along with ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, bloom at Killarney Beach, just south of Leddy Beach, in Burlington on July 13, 2021. File photo courtesy of Mindy Morales This week’s high ...

WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Two warnings have been issued about cyanobacteria blooms that have been spotted in multiple areas of Lake Winnipesaukee, according to the New Hampshire Department of ...

NHDES says identifying cyanobacteria in the water can pose a challenge, particularly pockets of pollen that can be mistaken for blooms. Generally, NHDES warns not to go into waters containing ...