Marine algal blooms have complex life cycles; sunlight and wind are as crucial to their growth as nutrients and the presence of predators, like zooplankton. Although researchers have previously ...

Yet, for some, the allure of this tropical escape is occasionally marred by an unexpected phenomenon—green algae or lumot.

Though blue-green algae is naturally occurring and even predates human life, having a bloom so late in the year is a lesser-known effect of climate change, Rackliffe said. Algae thrives on hot ...

Algae blooms prevent sunlight reaching other plants. The plants begin to die. Excessive nutrients (nitrates) from fertilisers are flushed from the land into rivers by rainwater. Oxygen levels ...

A University of South Florida study linked viruses and red tide, and researchers now wonder if they can wield them to keep red tide at bay.

An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along ... Literally, it's life and death when you interfere and stress them out.” ...