The Buccaneer Lagoon incident isn't all that uncommon in Florida canals, as nutrients build up at the ends of the canals and create toxic conditions.

At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, buried beneath layers of sediment and sealed off from light and oxygen, ancient phytoplankton have been lying dormant for thousands of years. Now, researchers have ...

Enclosed though he was in 9-ft. by 5-ft. tank, Biologist Joe D. McClure was not alone: connected with him by pipes were several billion or trillion single-celled algae (Chlorella). Looking like ...

Last summer, dozens of Long Island’s ponds, lakes, bays and estuaries were affected by oxygen-depleted zones and harmful algal blooms, researchers from Stony Brook University found, which were ...

Lakes Camelot, Sherwood and Arrowhead in Rome, Wisconsin have been troubled for years by algae blooms, some of which have been toxic. The lake management district enlisted the help of Moleaer, a ...

Microplastics cause decreases in the populations of grazing animals in ponds, ultimately resulting in toxic algal blooms.

The Tri-Lakes Management District in central Wisconsin's Adams County has battled a severe algae problem in its lakes for years. A few years ago, lake management district chairman Carl Hasdal found a ...

Alpine lakes across the American West, long prized for their crystalline water and stark beauty, are losing their clarity. Sediment records spanning more than four centuries show that algal growth in ...