Leather mudweed (Avrainvillea lacerata) blades emerging from coarse sand at Maunalua Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. Credit: SA Krueger-Hadfield Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are ...

Florida's coast has been in the grips of a toxic red tide over the past few months that has killed thousands of fish, decimated seagrasses, and wiped out large numbers of other marine animals like ...