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The presence of blue-green algae in Martray Lough near Ballygawley is "disheartening", the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has said. With the recent good weather ...
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0:49 Toxic algae may be behind sea lion attacks in California A toxic algae has led to an uptick in sea lion attacks on beachgoers in Southern California, according to experts in the area.
The toxin often leads to death. This particular algae bloom has appeared four years in a row across California, raising concerns it might be turning into an annual event. The bloom of algae ...
Florida dolphins are starving to death because of harmful marine algae blooms, researchers have said. In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon perished.
With a recent bloom of toxic algae, beachgoers in coastal North County have been seeing dead or sick sea lions, dolphins and other marine life washed ashore over the last few weeks. The city of ...
Owasco Lake, which supplies drinking water to up to 50,000 residents in Auburn, Owasco, Fleming, and surrounding communities, has faced increasingly severe algae blooms in recent years. Last summer ...
As the City of Bloomington continues to address water quality, it will temporarily make the switch of its water source to Lake Bloomington as Evergreen Lake is treated for algae. The switch is ...
The study shows that in liquid environments, where bacteria rely on movement to navigate, the rotation of flagella acts as a mechanical signal that turns on a set of genes required for DNA transfer.
The research team discovered that the rotation of flagella in Bacillus subtilis acts as a mechanical signal that activates key conjugation genes. This enables donor bacteria to form clusters with ...
Image of a stranded dolphin from Florida's Indian River Lagoon. © Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. Stranding response conducted under a Stranding Agreement In 2013 ...