Touching harmful algae blooms can cause rashes, allergic reactions, stomach pain, dizziness and lightheadedness.

As trillions of algal cells multiply, die and sink, their decomposing cells strip oxygen from the water and block sunlight, ...

A commercial spinoff, Cambridge, Mass.-based GreenFuel Technologies Corp., teamed with Arizona Public Service Co. last year to successfully grow algae at a natural gas power plant west of Phoenix.

Thanks to a recent discovery regarding marine algae, scientists have developed crop plants that absorb a fuller spectrum of sunlight, resulting in better growth. The finding could also lead to ...

As Brits spend more time in the garden and the warmer weather encourages people to tackle outdoor projects, experts have ...

Among those algae most closely related to land plants, diverse body types are found -- ranging from single-celled algae to more complex cell filaments.

For example, algae-derived UV-resistant compounds could be developed for eco-friendly sunscreens that avoid harming corals and marine ecosystems, unlike current chemical ingredients.

The city has increased its use of carbon filters and chlorine treatments at the water treatment plant in response to high ...

Our valued fisheries depend upon healthy plant communities for reproduction, shelter, and food that plants provide for fish prey species. If algae blooms shade the south basin and the “narrows” make ...

As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, call 803-777-8175 or email [email protected].

While rainfall has returned to southern Saskatchewan in recent weeks, high temperatures and calm conditions have triggered a familiar summer nuisance: algae blooms at Buffalo Pound Lake. Patrick Boyle ...