A number of Minnesota cities have reported blue-green algae blooms this summer, causing the temporary closing of some beaches. Blue-green algae is bacteria that can be toxic for both humans and pets. ...

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (WLS) -- Those looking to take a dip in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin before summer ends might be disappointed. Wisconsin health officials found pockets of blue-green algae "blooms" in the ...

APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE - Brenda Moraska Lafrancois was on her way back to her office when she first heard reports of algae blooms near the sea caves along the Apostle Islands National ...

Toxic blue-green algae has been reported in several Kansas lakes and one Missouri lake in recent days, and officials are advising residents to stay away. Big Eleven Lake in Wyandotte County and ...

GUILFORD, CT (WFSB) - The state warned people that waterways at some state parks may be contaminated with a toxic algae bloom. Quonnipaug Lake in Guilford has been a popular place for people to fish, ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- It's peak bloom season for blue-green algae, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is cautioning beachgoers against its harmful effects to humans and pets. When ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) -The Wisconsin DNR has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae blooms along sections of the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point. The city of Stevens Point and Portage County ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ivy growing up the side of a home is charming. Green algae growing on the house? Not so much. Algae looks like a plant, it photosynthesizes ...

Under the sea, green algae have evolved a clever way to handle too much sunlight. Scientists found that a special pigment called siphonein acts like a natural sun shield, protecting the algae’s ...

The glassy waters of Hazelwood Lake, in northern Ontario, shatter as a plankton net crashes through the surface. Nathan Wilson, a doctoral candidate with Lakehead University’s environmental and ...