Health officials are warning of toxic blue-green algae blooms in the upriver Caloosahatchee in Southwest Florida. Contact with the contaminated water should be avoided by people, pets and livestock ...

Health officials have cleared a Caloosahatchee canal after a toxin-producing algae bloom was found. The bloom contained cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, which can release harmful toxins.

Cyanobacteria may be the ultimate lesson in resilience. These 3.5 billion-year-old organisms have lived through hell-on-earth conditions, and have found creative ways to persevere. While the state of ...

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A frozen lake in Czechia turned an ominous green color, a warning sign of ecological changes due to a warming climate. Researchers from the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences collected ...

The Alabama High School Athletic Association approved one of the most significant changes to high school sports in the state, separating public and private schools for postseason competition as part ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved a new classification system for championship play for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years that ...

A potentially toxic bloom of blue-green algae has been spotted in Lake Monroe, in Volusia County, and health officials are warning people to stay out of the water. The algae was seen in the center of ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) cautions the public about the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in the center of Lake Monroe. With ...

A new CIIMAR study demonstrates that natural peptides produced by cyanobacteria are capable of replacing toxic biocides that dominate the market for anti-fouling paints used in the maritime industry.