Scientists have modeled the potential consequences of a 500-meter asteroid colliding with Earth. The research delves into how such an event would impact both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections ...

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that mostly live in water and rely on the sunlight for energy. Because of climate ...

If you come across one of these goopy colonies, don't fear! While they may be gross, they are native to the Great Lakes and harmless to the waters.

Sometimes the connections we make between disparate things are less than obvious. For Debra Edgerton, the connection between algae and society seemed innate when she looked at the microorganisms ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

And that's not all. Toxins from algae blooms have been found in several Florida locations and the South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab has warned 2025 is expected to be a "major sargassum year." ...

But these animals don’t bulk up on a high-protein diet. Instead, they rely largely on energy produced by algae living inside them. In a new study led by CU Boulder, scientists sequenced the genome of ...

ABOVE: Photos of a lake Gaalswyk used his new Easy NanoVoid Technology on to clean algae. Photos courtesy of Mark Gaalswyk. FAIRMONT–A new prototype has been developed to nearly instantly clean up ...

Their recent study demonstrates* that the fossil remains of diatoms (a type of algae) can efficiently remove contaminants from water after being chemically modified. Researchers have identified ...