Freshwater blue-green algae blooms are "not all bad, and they're also pretty to look at," but a Waterloo region researcher is also reminding people that they could be "lethal to humans." ...

One potential alternative food source – both for humans and the animals we eat – is algae. Could the green stuff that appears on ponds and lakes after a particularly warm spell be the answer ...

Blue-green algae is known to emit toxins which can cause skin irritation in humans, or stomach upsets if a lot of affected water is ingested while swimming, for example. And it is known to be ...

Have you ever seen brown or green goo floating on a river or in the ocean? Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is ...

Blue-green algae has returned to Lough Neagh in high levels. Large green mats have formed around the lough, particularly in the north-east. The blooms previously closed bathing waters in ...

From the slime-covered rocks on the windswept beaches in Washington where I grew up, to the enormous strands of bull kelp that float in the Puget Sound, I’ve been fascinated by algae most of my ...

09/20/2024 September 20, 2024 Scientists in Chile are generating electricity from algae in a process similar to solar cell energy production. They're even using sturdier types of macro-algae, but ...

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 ...

Before Atkins's book on British algae and the photographic process, botanical images would have been restricted to the traditional printing processes of engraving or woodcuts, although the art of ...