A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...

The cactus-shaped algae are unique in many respects, Lin says. They grow as single cells with many nuclei and are relatively enormous compared to other single-celled organisms, reaching sizes of ...

Sick surfers and dead marine life from strange sea foam. Credit: ABC News Single-celled, microbial algae occur naturally in seawater all over the world. They are also called phytoplankton ...

A new study overcomes this limitation by combining the photosynthetic finesse of a single-celled algae with the production capabilities of the bacteria E. coli. The researchers report their ...

According to the above data from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the bloom could be of Karenia mikimotoi — which is a type ...

Have you seen the clear, gelatinous creatures all over Grand Strand beaches? Here’s what the blobs are and why they’re ...

Algae could reduce nutrient pollution in wastewater at the ... 35 “We want to have something that works at the single cell level, something that detects the amount of the molecule that is produced … ...

And where plants are always made of many cells, algae may be made from one single cell, or millions. Plants contain a molecule called chlorophyll that works with energy from the sun, water, and carbon ...

Macroalgae form an important part of aquatic ecosystems. Microalgae – tiny single-cell algae that are invisible to our eyes. They are found in saltwater or freshwater and are capable of photosynthesis ...