Brown pelicans are filling up Southern California wildlife rehabilitation centers as scores of the seabirds have been found ...

Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands of different chemicals derived from tropical corals and seaweeds are ...

The adoption of algae oil supplements has grown in popularity lately, largely attributed to the abundance of health advantages they provide. Algae oil is packed with omega-3 fatty acids ...

Toxic algae blooms contain a neurotoxin that is likely impacting the sea lions. Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae bloom ...

Dozens of marine mammals -- including dolphins — have been sickened by a toxic algae bloom off the San Diego's coast, according to SeaWorld. Although scientists have recorded domoic-acid blooms ...

Marine polysaccharides, particularly those derived from red, brown, and green algae, have shown promising antiviral activity. Among them, sulfated polysaccharides are particularly notable due to their ...

Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the massive ... a postdoctoral researcher at the USF College of Marine Science, said in a statement. “Now that we’ve identified several ...

Greta Gaiani from the University of Technology Sydney says the toxic microalgae bloom responsible killing dozens of marine animals could be linked to warming waters.

Marine mammals and other animals continue to struggle with blooms of toxic algae on the Southern California coast. Sea birds and sea lions have already been sickened by the domoic acid-producing ...

mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly. Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of “reactive oxygen species ...