Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria, that form a ...

Tucked under the stones and shells of the shallow waters off Spain, one creature has the ability to completely alter its size. Up to nearly 10 inches long, the animals have the ability to contract ...

Research is finding that acidification may be good for toxic algae. On top of that, we dump a lot of bad stuff in the ocean, ...

Our lungs are fairly susceptible to diseases. Unlike most other organs, the lungs are in direct contact with the outside ...

Some red algae exhibit structural color that gives their growth tips a blue hue and the rest of their bodies including their fruiting structures a white hue. Moreover, since the color-producing ...

University of Michigan researchers found that toxic Dolichospermum algae produce saxitoxin in Lake Erie, threatening water ...

What's the currency for all life on Earth? Carbon. Every living thing needs a source of carbon to grow and reproduce. In the ...

Melting polar ice narrows the light spectrum underwater, favoring blue-tuned algae and disrupting the ocean food web.

One by one, the four California sea lions slid out of their crates and into the ocean. As the SeaWorld San Diego rescue boat ...

A Recreational Water Watch has been issued for Lake Hartwell after harmful algae were detected in the water. On Wednesday, ...

It might be unseasonably warm this weekend, but authorities have issued a stern warning to those wanting to swim at a popular ...