Aquatic algae called diatoms have been found to use light-sensing proteins as depth indicators. Detecting depth-related changes in the intensity and spectrum of light enables algae to modulate ...

A red alga first found by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers smothering coral reefs in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) has been detected for the first time by the ...

Dr Neil Reid from Queen's University is wary of claims the algae has killed wildlife When the largest lake in the UK turns green, it's hard not to wonder about the effect on local wildlife.

The outbreaks occur when tiny cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, suddenly multiply rapidly, stretching out on top of the water for potentially kilometres. Also called eutrophication ...