Marine algae, especially haptophytes, are vital for marine life, contributing up to 50% of the ocean's biomass and playing a major role in the global carbon cycle.

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...

Haptophytes—the unicellular photosynthetic marine algae—are one of the major contributors to marine biomass. Scientists at Okayama University, Japan, unveil the first high-resolution structure ...

A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic organelles into their own bodies. The organelles continue to perform ...

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid ...

Toxic algae bloom kills whales, pelicans 05:31. A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say.

This is the fourth consecutive year a lethal algae bloom has occurred along the Southern California coast, fueled by an upwelling of nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean. Research teams are ...

Anderson said in 2023, the algae impacted more than one thousand California sea lions, and over one hundred dolphins. “We’re probably going to surpass those numbers,” Anderson said.

Harmful, blue-green algae blooms have been appearing on bodies of water nationwide, just as you may be drawn to go swimming or boating. Here’s what you should know.