The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its research partners forecast a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom ...

Landscape fabric can harm healthy soil by suffocating beneficial organisms and disrupting natural nutrient cycles. Plastic fabric may also pollute the soil with microplastics and hurt marine life ...

Water quality scientists predict the harmful algae bloom on western Lake Erie this year will be relatively mild and less ...

Harmful algal blooms are unsightly and smelly, making them a concern for recreation, property values and businesses. They can disrupt food webs and harm aquatic life, though a recent study suggested ...

The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

Brazilian researchers discovered unborn dolphin calves already carry toxic metals absorbed from their mothers before birth.

This is an ocean planet. And every company—whether it realizes it or not—depends on the biodiversity, food systems, and ...

Many pier fishermen in Southern California still eat DDT-contaminated fish, while government efforts struggle to address the ...