Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able to revive dormant stages of algae that sank to the bottom of the Baltic Sea almost 7,000 years ago ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant within sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for more than 7,000 years. The tiny diatom cells have regained full biological ...

After a brutal spring of toxic algae blooms turning sea lions into sick, snarling seaside hazards, anxious beachgoers can breathe a sigh of relief as experts say the worst of the poisoning is over.

This year’s toxic algal bloom off the coast is the longest and deadliest ever seen in Southern California. Will sea lion and dolphin populations recover?

Toxic algae bloom is wreaking havoc on the Southern California coast, especially in local sea lions, causing seizures, stillbirths, even violence.

Sediments at the bottom of the Baltic Sea cut anything buried in them off from sunlight and oxygen. That’s fatal to many lifeforms, but others slip into dormancy, waiting for conditions to ...

A bloom of toxic algae along our Southern California coast continues sickening sea lions and other animals.

Domoic acid is a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms that accumulates in filter-feeding fish — including anchovies and sardines — which are then eaten by seals, sea lions and dolphins.

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant within sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for more than 7,000 years. The tiny diatom cells have regained full biological ...