I was out on the lake this week for routine sampling when I noticed a familiar sign of summer: tiny yellow-green dots ...

Cape Coral residents have long struggled with the unpleasant effects of blue-green algae, which turn canals green and emit a foul smell.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County has issued an alert for the presence of "harmful ...

Feeding your fish might feel like the simplest and most loving thing you do as an aquarium owner. You walk up to the tank, sprinkle in some food, and watch as your fish eagerly swim to the surface. It ...

Blue-green algae are microscopic organisms that naturally occur in Connecticut’s lakes, ponds and rivers. When they interact with hot temperatures, sunlight and high nutrient levels, it causes the ...

Know what you're dealing with before trying to get rid of (or at least control) common aquatic weeds that gross out swimmers ...

An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It ...

A reminder to be monitoring water sources on a regular basis right now. With temperatures increasing across the prairies livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in dugouts, ...

Dogs have been banned from a lake in a park after potentially dangerous algae was spotted. Milton Country Park near Cambridge posted a warning to say Todd's Pit lake, one of several in the park ...

Laurel Lake in Laurel has been closed for swimming after water samples performed by State University of New York Stony Brook confirmed the presence of blue-green algae on June 30.

Starry stonewort has become a poster child for invasives. Expensive to control and nearly impossible to eradicate.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued blue-green algae advisories for Kansas lakes.