Toxic algae bloom is wreaking havoc on the Southern California coast, especially in local sea lions, causing seizures, ...

Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae ...

After starting her PhD studies in 2018, Monica Thukral would go for a swim off the coast of San Diego two to three times a week. The regular, physical connection with the waters helped to anchor her ...

A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth’s climate, new research has discovered. The findings of the study by the ...

Rutgers graduate student Heshani Pupulewatte (at right in yellow hard hat) collects water samples measuring conductivity, temperature and depth on a research ship in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. The ...

New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast. As the ocean warms across its temperate ...

A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth's climate, new research has discovered. The findings of the study by the ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Tiny marine algae can evolve fast enough to cope with climate change in a sign that some ocean life may be more resilient than thought to rising temperatures and acidification, a ...

LOS ANGELES - The world's phytoplankton appears to have been disappearing at a rate of about 1 percent a year for the past century, researchers announced Wednesday, a disturbing long-term trend for ...