A subject of discussion at Tuesday afternoon’s Town Board work session concerned the fate of Fresh Pond. Board members were considering a proposal that the Water Quality Improvement Projects Advisory ...

Toxic algae blooms regularly occur, but the CWC said this latest bloom was likely triggered by the recent rains. Domoic acid is a potent neurotoxin produced by certain types of algae. When ingested by ...

The blooms that produce the toxin result from a specific type of algae. Once the toxin is produced, smaller fish can eat the algae. Bigger animals like sea lions can then become sick from the ...

Wildlife officials believe a toxic algae bloom is responsible for sickening several California sea lions in Malibu. The California Wildlife Center said over the weekend that it had received 14 ...

Not only can algae be unsightly, but it can also damage the integrity of your wooden fence over time, leaving it vulnerable to the elements. Algae is a green, sometimes slimy organism that loves ...

Toxic algae off the coast of Malibu is likely sickening sea lions, causing the large marine mammals to experience seizures and comatose states, according to a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation center.

Minecraft is currently on a roll. The developers have been releasing new content, such as mob variants and ambiance improvements, and it seems that there is more to come. The game has new variants ...

By documenting Alaska’s lakes and ponds in unprecedented detail, Levenson et al. show where and how water bodies can signal underlying permafrost thaw, providing a step toward a straightforward ...

New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it. It's May. The sun is up and the heat from that distant ...

Dark algae that grow on the surface of Arctic ice sheets are likely to expand their range in the future, a trend that will exacerbate melt, sea level rise and warming. “These algae are not a new ...

If you’ve been busy googling ‘how to remove algae from a fence’ of late, you’re not alone; it’s been a very damp (and dark) winter, which means it’s been near-perfect conditions for algae to thrive.