Harmful cyanobacterial blooms are increasing worldwide, threatening freshwater ecosystems, animal health, and human well-being. To guide research need…

Better understanding the potentially toxic components of a harmful algal bloom might prepare water managers to protect the public, researchers said.

<p><em>By Sara Elliott </em></p> <p>As climate change strips ice from the Great Lakes, something less visible is also changing: the underwater world of light that microscopic life depends on.  </p> ...

UT research into a pink algae bloom that closed the popular swimming area at Ijams Nature Center in 2024 is providing insight into how the organisms thrive.  Researchers from the University of Tenness...

Planktothrix rubescens is distinct from other cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom (cHAB) genera: the crimson-red cHAB thrives in the cold, low-light, nutrient-limited metalimnion. Studies have attribut...

Picocyanobacteria, especially members of the Synechococcus collective (1), contribute to primary productivity, food webs, and biogeochemical cycles of fresh and marine waters worldwide (2). The Synech...

Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

While the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis can exist as free-living single cells or within dense mucilaginous colonies, the drivers and consequences of colony formation remain unclear. Here, w...

The organisms that cause greening are highly concentrated in Kenya’s shallow Winam Gulf.

New research from Africa's Lake Victoria has revealed critical clues about toxic algal blooms and their potential impact on Lake Erie and beyond.