A USF study found that vertical currents are likely behind the algae blooms that dump sargassum onto Florida beaches each ...

The proliferations have become increasingly common in recent years and can have health and economic impacts in affected areas.

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A recent study published in Nature Communications may have identified what drove a tipping point that established the phenomenon ...

Wisconsin saw an increase in reports of algal blooms on lakes in 2024.But just because reports are up, doesn’t mean lakes are ...

An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along Southern California’s coast, prompting concerns 2025 could be the deadliest year yet.

The center suspects the sea lions have been sickened by domoic acid from a recent algal bloom. “Though we have not confirmed the cause for these animals’ illness, their signs and the recent ...

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Floridians are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as a toxic 'red tide' algae bloom worsens off the state's southwest coast. A red tide, so-named because it turns ...

The mammals have signs of domoic acid toxicosis — that’s when algal blooms put out a harmful neurotoxin that can hurt sea life. Most of the sick mammals have come from Malibu, though they’ve ...

For more information about the health effects of algae blooms, click here. Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria common in Florida’s freshwater environments. A bloom occurs when there is a ...

“These algae are not a new phenomenon,” says James Bradley at the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in Marseille, France. “But if they bloom more intensely, or the bloom is more ...