Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...

Florida's beaches are hit by smelly sargassum blooms. A new study estimates costs at $3.63 billion annually. Here's why it ...

A RED alert warning for blue green algae has been issued for the popular Lake Cullulleraine. Lake users have been warned that ...

Didymosphenia geminata — didymo for short — also has another, much less scientific, nickname: rock snot. It seems to be spreading in Michigan waterways.

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s ice and ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...

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Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing ...

Florida’s coastline remains in a state of cautious observation this week as environmental monitors tracked the presence of ...

The UV rays that strike untreated wood break apart the lignin in the wood. Lignin is the glue that holds wood fibers together ...