WaterNSW has warned against eating shellfish from a large river on the New South Wales South Coast following the discovery of ...

The popularity of red algae-derived supplements is on the rise, thanks to the numerous potential health benefits they provide. Red algae, also known as Rhodophyta, fall under a group of seaweed ...

Researchers say they have successfully cultivated animal cells that draw energy through photosynthesis. Previously believed ...

Potentially toxic algae found in the Shoalhaven River at Nowra has triggered a "Red Alert" for the popular swim spot.

Scientists at The University of Tokyo have integrated chloroplasts, the energy-producing organelles found in plants and algae ...

Toxic red algae blooms in Florida have spread to metropolitan counties on the state's east coast, triggering large-scale beach closures and fears of a plunge in the tourist economy. WEST PALM BEACH, ...

There are basically four types of algae, based on their color: green, blue-green, red, and brown. Green and blue-green algae are found in freshwater as well as saltwater. Red and brown algae are found ...

Algae that tinge snow red are to blame for about a sixth of the snowmelt at an Alaskan ice field Microbes are pushing glacial snow into the red. An alga species that grows on glaciers gives the ...

The red tide has also stained the waters at Fort Myers Beach, 30 minutes away from Sanibel Island. But here there's another problem: the beach is full of another type of algae, a much larger ...

Destructive algae have returned to Florida's coastline, littering some of the state's beaches with dead fish and burning the throats of beachgoers. Red tide, as it is known, poses a perennial ...