Lichens were already widespread more than 410 million years ago, according to a new international study that identifies a ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...

The New Mexico Environment Department released a warning on Thursday about toxic algae found in Eagle Nest Lake near Taos.

Pea-soup green pigment floated where the water met the shore on Eagle Nest Lake on Tuesday, while bright, turquoise pigment ...

Too much sun can ruin photosynthesis, scorching plants and other organisms that depend on capturing sunlight for energy.

The National Trust says the scums could pose a risk to public health and issue an advice against bathing notice.

The bloom appeared during a late-September stretch of warm weather with little wind, creating stagnant conditions that ...

Producing biofuels from algae is a concept dating back to the oil shocks of the 1970s. At the time, the US Government created an algae research program which analyzed the thousands of strains of algae ...

The New Mexico Environment Department has issued health advisories and a health warning for eight of the state’s lakes ...

Neurotoxin levels were highest in the dolphins stranded during warmer months, when harmful algal blooms are more severe.

Thurston County issued a toxic algae health advisory for Offutt Lake and Lake Lawrence due to high Microcystin levels.