Cyanobacteria thrive in warm, sunny lakes and ponds that contain excess nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients derived from ...

What had been one of Eden Prairie’s most popular beaches has been off limits to swimmers for about three years. After closing early for several summers, Eden Prairie ended swimming following the 2003 ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...

New science helps demystify the frequent harmful algal blooms in the Pacific off the coast of Chile by studying how algae species interact ... It contaminates shellfish and fish and can cause ...

Officials are hoping you may not have to worry about toxic blue-green algae in Lake Norman with the help of a four-year ...

The idyllic Boracay Island beach was empty of tourists as it turned green from algal bloom. Footage shows the usual crystal clear shores now covered with a thick layer of dark green algae in Aklan, ...

There are rumors that the Florida Wildlife Commission had been sprayin’ the lake, but the FWC has reported that the fish kill is due to an algae bloom.

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control ... It contaminates shellfish and fish and can cause a rare illness called amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) if eaten.