On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people ...

An infrequent but troublesome problem in East Texas ponds is blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria. These microscopic aquatic ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote ...

Ecologist Alex Romer tugged his snorkel on and slipped into the stillness of Palm Beach County’s Lake Worth Lagoon, an ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment added five bodies of water to its blue-green algae advisory list on Friday.

It’s the time of year to start checking Vermont’s waters for cyanobacteria blooms before you swim, play, or bring your pets, so you can have fun in the ...

Brain-eating amoebas have taken up residence in Tucson's water supply as recent tests have shown their presence in 12 wells.

The National Park Service has detected the presence of cyanotoxins in the mouth of Antelope Canyon in Lake Powell in ...

Ocean fungi are vital but mysterious! New research shows their numbers in the sea fluctuate chaotically with unpredictable ...