The "vile"-smelling, "guacamole-thick" algae is keeping beach-goers away. — -- What officials have called "unprecedented" toxic algae blooms in some of southern Florida's beaches and waterways is ...

Florida is receiving $10 million in funding for the purpose of finding technologies to fight off toxic algae, reported WPTV. The money will fund 10 projects to combat the problem. Lake Okeechobee, the ...

MELBOURNE — Carolyn Vanzo dips a plastic bottle into Lake Washington. The water that gurgles inside hints at a future fraught with more frequent, severe toxic algae blooms and costlier tap water. This ...

Just as residents and visitors prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, state environmental monitors have detected a spike in ...

STUART, Fla. (AP) — The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida's St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions ...

Above: Bioluminescent waves at a beach in Southern California. MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — It comes as no surprise to locals that the waters surrounding Anna Maria Island in Florida’s Manatee County ...

Ever wonder if all that nasty looking algae in the Indian River Lagoon or nearby canal, lake or pond is making you sick, shortening your memory and/or your years? What about those red and brown tides?

CAPE CORAL, Florida -- A felony suspect's escape from the cops was thwarted by, of all things, Florida's infamous toxic algae bloom. A suspect who tried to flee from police into a Florida canal ended ...

Officials have issued a health warning after a harmful algae bloom was detected in a Florida lake. A statement from the Palm Beach County Health Department said water samples taken from Lake ...

PAHOKEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A health alert was issued after harmful blue-green algae toxins were detected in multiple locations in Lake Okeechobee, says the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach ...

Dolphin brains in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon are showing signs eerily similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, a new study reveals.