Building on these developments, researchers have now turned to an unlikely source for medical robotics: photosynthetic algae. These microscopic organisms offer several advantageous properties - they ...

However, scientists have recently discovered two species of microscopic marine algae that produce toxins within shellfish farmed in the region. The finding has raised concerns for the coastal ...

On the right side of the cover, it is daytime—and we can see two kinds of algae in the water around the boat. One type is microalgae, which can only be seen with a microscope. Macroalgae, on the other ...

State health officials are warning red tide is present at the Naples Pier and beachgoers should be cautious if they have ...

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...

New research by the UK's National Oceanography Centre reveals hidden ocean processes and challenges the role of diatoms in ...

UK scientists have created the first wide-area maps of microscopic algae growing in coastal Antarctica. Satellite observations were used to count nearly 1,700 patches where large blooms had turned ...

He said testing for the microscopic creatures was thorough, incorporating not just water as in most studies, but also sand and macro-algae such as seaweed, accounting for dinoflagellates' complex ...

State health officials are warning red tide is in Gulf waters near south Marco Beach and many Naples beaches. Officials urge ...

This algae is "totally different" from toxic red tide, which is microscopic algae, Tunnell said. While it is not harmful to humans, it can block access to the water and ruin the beach experience ...

Found in the warm, equatorial waters of the Indo-Pacific, heart cockles have a mutually beneficial relationship with microscopic algae that live inside their tissues. But algae need light to thrive.

Red tide is caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing microscopic algae, called K. brevis, that is found in the Gulf of Mexico. Tests conducted Jan. 2 at the popular Collier County ...