AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin has issued a warning to be on the lookout for blue-green algae in local waterways. Austin Watershed Protection employees have observed the harmful cyanobacteria in ...

Helicopters. Cargo containers. Old washing machines. For years, fishermen dumped this waste into the Gulf of Mexico. But they ...

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

A researcher's keen eye and spirit of curiosity led to the discovery of a new method for cell engineering—a finding that ...

The latest report, published on January 31, reported that Sargassum is currently growing in the Caribbean, from 0.45 million tons in December to 1.7 million tons in January. The report also noted that ...

Microplastics have become a hot topic in environmental science — and a reliable source of alarming headlines. A new study reports a nifty approach to removing them using genetically engineered ...

A massive algae bloom stretches for miles in the Caloosahatchee with experts IDing a strain linked to grave illness. Drought, pollution likely to blame.

Before a swim in a lake or a walk through a creek, few people think about bacteria or toxins from algae. But what lives in ...

To find new ways to shield hair from heat, sunlight and air pollution, researchers in Brazil are turning to vegan-friendly ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica ...

Allison McNamara launched the algae-infused brand MARA Beauty in 2018 looking to give customers "high-performance skincare in as few steps as possible." ...