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

Researchers have measured toxins in scat samples from 205 bowhead whales from the Beaufort Sea, collected over 19 years, and ...

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

A new study links toxic algae found in bowhead whales to ocean warming - a growing threat to Arctic food webs.

Because protists are vital to oceanic life and influence food chains , the presence of these viruses may trigger public health threats such as harmful algal blooms . Understanding their behavior ...

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published July 8th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Casey ...

Climate crisis to drive ‘abrupt’ shifts in algae communities and disrupt ocean food chain, research finds Scientists warn climate change will have major implications for fisheries and marine ...

By pulsing contaminated water over screens on which algae are allowed to grow, algal turf scrubbers can use sunlight to purify agricultural runoff while yielding byproducts that can be used as ...

April 21 (UPI) -- Algae that grow under sea ice in the Arctic have been found to be "heavily contaminated" with microplastics, posing a threat to humans through the food chain, according to a new ...

Example herbivore exclusion cages used to measure algal turf productivity, shown one day after installation (left), and upon ...