When you think of algae, you make picture the greenish film that sometimes develops on ponds and lakes. But you may not know that this marine organism is also cultivated in laboratories for its unique ...

Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, is a type of algae found naturally in freshwater environments. This algae is a microorganism that functions like a plant in that it feeds through photosynthesis and ...

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Algae facts According to the National Park Service: Water experts are keeping watch on Lake Mead, looking for signs that a harmless green algae blanketing the reservoir could be replaced by a toxic ...

Recently the Duval County Health Department issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae in the St. Johns River. The cause of the bloom has been attributed to excess nutrients in the river, ...

As part of U.S. Sugar’s continuing efforts to set the record straight and share facts with the public and the media, we recently met with Pensacola News Journal editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette and ...