SAN DIEGO — Researchers at UC San Diego have developed microscopic algae-based robots that can deliver medication directly to the lungs, offering a promising new approach for treating ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Warmer weather in Central Texas usually means a few things: Bluebonnets start blooming, severe weather activity picks up, and algae pops up in waterways. If you’re a fan of ...

There’s many coconut wireless theories about what’s happening out there; run-off, sewage, but the reality is, this is an algae bloom. And this current one is exceptionally large, spanning across the ...

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to ...

in which the algae are trapped. The basket holds the cell, while still allowing it to freely move its flagella. The baskets are attached to each other leading to the unwitting cooperation of ...

WHILE THE IDEA of algae oil sounds pretty gross to us, the substance has been popping up left and right online recently. Could something as repulsive sounding as oil made from algae really have ...

Invasive algae is a problem all over the world. Different species of seaweed pose a threat to the oceanic environment by smothering and killing coral, which has an impact on fish and other marine ...

Doctors diagnosed him with a Shewanella algae infection, a bacterium that thrives in brackish water. “Everyone worries about sharks in the water, and what got me was this tiny micro-organism ...

St. George • Concerned about the amount of harmful algae toxin in the lower Virgin River, state water quality officials have implemented a health watch and are advising people to take ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A new federal report says more people and animals, including beloved pets, are getting sick from exposure to toxic algae that forms in natural waterbodies across the country.

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is already half full with toxic algae, and the bloom will only grow. Fumes from the algae can cause several health complications, like lung infections. Climate warming ...

Small fish, such as anchovies and plankton, probably ate toxic algae that was blooming in the Pacific Ocean. Larger mammals, including sea lions and dolphins, then ate the fish and the toxic algae ...