An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It suppresses the growth of algal competitors by releasing chemicals that deprive ...

Health officials in Massachusetts are spreading the word about harmful blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, in lakes and ponds around the state. In Plymouth, the public health ...

Lake Norman is looking more colorful these days. Bright green, deep red and milky blue algae is blooming in northern parts of the lake — but these bright colors don’t bring good news. More than 80 ...

Don't go in the water,' the health department warns about Gator Slough Canal in Cape Coral - it's got a toxic algae bloom as ...

Jules Leon climbed into a Ford pickup truck fitted with a net, a wheeled crate he calls a “moon buggie” and a defective winch. It was March 18 and Leon was on his way to Redondo Beach — for his third ...

Warming ocean waters are encouraging more rapid production of harmful blooms. Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic. And climate ...

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Toxic algae blooms have emerged in parts of Lake Norman, prompting officials to advise against entering affected coves. The blooms, identified as blue-green algae, thrive in hot ...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Toxic algae blooms have disrupted Fourth of July plans at Lake Norman, leading to the cancellation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual boating event. The algae blooms, first ...