The "skyglow" produced when light from cities bounces off clouds can help cyanobacteria and other aquatic microbes grow at ...

A harmful algal bloom occurs in bodies of freshwater when Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, produce toxins.

Brown pelicans are filling up Southern California wildlife rehabilitation centers. Many adult birds have been poisoned in a ...

As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is urging residents and visitors to be vigilant about potentially ...

A recent Trump administration proposal would close the lab entirely, jeopardizing beach forecasts, lake effect snow ...

A bloom of harmful algae along our southern California coast continues sickening sealions and other animals. NBC 7’s, ...

Learn more about an algae bloom that's causing sea lions to act erratically, leading to a few cases of aggression.

Algae with domoic acid is sometimes called red tide, and biologists think runoff from the wildfires and ocean sediment ...

OHA has launched a new reporting tool that tracks the possible presence of toxic cyanobacteria in freshwater bodies across the state.

Too many nutrients can cause microscopic marine algae to grow out of control with harmful effects on animals and people ...

They were flippin’ poisoned! The horde of “demonic” sea lions that attacked people off the California coast in recent weeks ...

For the last month, hundreds of seabirds have been poisoned by domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced in harmful algal blooms that are consumed by filter-feeding fish, such as anchovies and sardines.