The Idaho Statesman reports that the Southwest District Health and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued an alert Friday that blue-green algae species was found in the Snake River ...

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Cal. – Algae in Lake Tahoe has been a hot topic this summer. While these tiny organisms are a natural part of Tahoe’s aquatic ecosystem, algae can become a harmful algal bloom, or HAB ...

Coralline algae, a group of calcified red algae, play a critical role in marine ecosystems by contributing to reef stability and acting as ecosystem engineers. Taxonomically, these algae are ...

Volvocine algae provide an excellent model for understanding the gradual evolution from unicellularity to complex multicellularity. Spanning a range of organization from simple unicellular forms to ...

Small organisms might offer big improvements in biopharmaceuticals. That’s the case with Spirulina, a family of blue-green algae that are usually less than a millimeter long. These microbes produce ...

Algae can show up in all the wrong places: pools, patios, decks, roof shingles, rain barrels, fish tanks, birdbaths, and steps. If left unchecked, algae can be more than a nuisance — it can be a ...