Orange-scented algae could become an unexpected weapon against the world’s growing microplastic pollution crisis.

As the summer season begins, upper-crust New York’s go-to destination is facing an unfortunate “flesh-eating bacteria” ...

Staying safe while swimming in New York this summer may be more complicated than you think. That's because the stakes of deciding where — and when — to swim have risen, as climate change supercharges ...

Scientists say the technology could eventually be integrated into wastewater treatment plants to capture particles that often ...

Algae blooms that are toxic to people and dogs have contaminated the Columbia River in Richland and downriver starting in August in some recent years. Randall Benton file rbenton@sacbee.com Richland, ...

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The brown alga Sporochnus dotyi reflects shimmering green and blue light when illuminated from above. An example of structural coloring, the effect has been discovered by scuba divers and is not known ...