New aquarium owners often face a common issue: a dusty brown film on surfaces. This isn't true algae but diatoms, microscopic ...

CORONADO, Calif. — Do you own an aquarium at home? If you do, you're familiar with Culerpa Prolifera. It can be found in pet stores, on Amazon, Etsy, and now in the San Diego Bay where it doesn't ...

How to keep your aquarium clean is a question every fish lover asks at some point. A clean aquarium keeps fish healthy, water ...

Marimo moss balls now are rolling into stylish vases and even into tiny orbs and bottles as jewelry. Consider marimo the moss in your underwater terrarium. Or the floating plant in your aquarium.

Environmental nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper is reporting that an algae bloom is happening across the San Francisco Bay, something they believe is unprecedented in the history of the bay.

A "pistachio tide" appears in the Inner Harbor on the morning of Sept. 3. The naturally occuring algae bloom is suspeced in a massive fish kill in the harbor Wednesday. Photo courtesy the National ...

There's a third type of algae lurking in local waters. The good news is that it's not toxic. The bad news is that it can impact marine life and put off an unpleasant odor. "We’ve been seeing this ...

Fish are dying in Arizona's Canyon and Saguaro lakes due to a "a golden algae toxin bloom." We're hearing from an ASU professor who explains the dangers of the bloom. Fish are dying and can be seen ...

To sea lions, an anchovy represents little more than a bite of dinner. In a strange turn of events, microscopic algae have enabled some anchovies to bite back—albeit posthumously. A new study ...