Europe's water bodies are in poor condition: more than half of them are heavily polluted with chemicals. This is hardly ...

They may be attacking microscopic algae that causes Greenland's ice to melt faster and turn into a darker color. Scientists hope that learning more about these viruses will lead to discoveries on ...

In addition, the algae regulate the amount of its light-sensitive receptors and produce more carbohydrates in the form of starch. The team has published their research in the journal New Phytologist.

This algae is "totally different" from toxic red tide, which is microscopic algae, Tunnell said. While it is not harmful to humans, it can block access to the water and ruin the beach experience ...

New research by the UK's National Oceanography Centre reveals hidden ocean processes and challenges the role of diatoms in ...

Red tide is caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing microscopic algae, called K. brevis, that is found in the Gulf of Mexico. Tests conducted Jan. 2 at the popular Collier County ...

On the right side of the cover, it is daytime—and we can see two kinds of algae in the water around the boat. One type is microalgae, which can only be seen with a microscope. Macroalgae, on the other ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Turner Beach.

Red tide is caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing microscopic algae, called K. brevis, that is found in the Gulf of Mexico. Red tide typically forms naturally offshore, commonly in ...

Found in the warm, equatorial waters of the Indo-Pacific, heart cockles have a mutually beneficial relationship with microscopic algae that live inside their tissues. But algae need light to thrive.

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...