A harmful algal bloom occurs in bodies of freshwater when Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, produce toxins.

A toxic plant lurks in Norfolk's waterways, threatening to cause serious harm to wildlife living in the Broads.

Some surfers in Newport Beach had to cut and run after they were chased by a sea lion that may have been suffering from the ...

A recent Trump administration proposal would close the lab entirely, jeopardizing beach forecasts, lake effect snow ...

Recent findings suggest that light pollution can affect lakes including producing toxic algae and altering carbon cycling.

The foam — likened by some to the froth on a milkshake — and its effects were first noticed by surfers at Waitpinga, about ...

Blue-green algae has been detected in Lough Neagh for the first time in 2025, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) ...

The lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, has been blighted by large blooms of the potentially toxic blue ... can cause health effects in people and animals. Blue-green algae, technically ...