For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality. The tides, named for when overproduction of the harmful algae Karenia brevis ...

Catawba County commissioners approved funding to treat lyngbya on Lake Norman at the board's Feb. 17 meeting. Commissioners ...

Organisers of an annual triathlon say water quality improvements are under way at the event's venue after the swim leg of last year's contest was cancelled due to potentially harmful algae.Hundreds of ...

Researchers say chlorine in combination with ultraviolet light works to degrade deadly toxins created by harmful algae blooms in drinking water.

Events in Lake County include Georgefest in Eustis, which continues through Feb. 22, and the Lake and Sumter Parade of Homes ...

Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep toxins and contaminants out of drinking water. Researchers with the ...

New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it.

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

Seaweed is a versatile ingredient in Asian cuisines. Learn to make Korean Miyeok Soup, kombu beans and dulse bacon bits, each using a different seaweed species.

The Netherlands is a delta, a country that exists by the grace of water. Yet only in 1957 a professional ecological research institute for fresh water was established: the Hydrobiological Institute, a ...

One of the driest places on Earth, featuring unique rock formations, salt flats, and high-altitude geysers, resembling Martian landscapes. A vibrant hot spring known for its rainbow-colored bands ...