As hot weather continues for the summer season, the Vermont Department of Health is reminding people to check for algae blooms online and to make sure they know the signature signs of affected water.

That fertilizer soaking into your lawn after a storm has to go somewhere, and where it ends up could be poisoning the lakes ...

The summers of 2021 and 2022 were tough seasons for Colorado's Blue Mesa Reservoir. A severe drought gripped much of the ...

A scenic boat ride across Lake Champlain on Tuesday focused on what’s happening beneath the water’s surface, as several ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

Harmful algal blooms have been reported on two notable lakes in West Michigan: Gun Lake and Muskegon Lake. The Michigan ...

Although cells direct their movements in response to environmental stimuli 1,2, so far no microorganism has been shown to exhibit a tactic response to water, perhaps the most crucial molecule in ...

Heading into this weekend, four ponds are under watch for unsafe swimming water by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC). Here's a list.

Cyanobacteria first evolved to perform photosynthesis about 2.4 billion years ago, pumping tons of oxygen into the atmosphere - a period known as the Great Oxygenation Event - which enabled the ...

Researchers show how the catalytic activity of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can be significantly increased. This brings biotechnological and thus eco-friendly application a big step ...