Doctors and scientists at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire are among a team exploring whether environmental toxins may be related to neurodegenerative diseases.They have found ...

Green, murky water can signal more than an eyesore. Certain blooms raise safety concerns for swimmers, pets, and homeowners ...

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published ...

Cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria found throughout the world. They grow in any type of water (fresh, brackish, or marine) and are photosynthetic: They use sunlight to create food and survive.

Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-spewing organisms: There’s a new green, hulkish mutant in town. And hefty UTEX 3222 — dubbed “Chonkus” by the researchers who found it — may have just the ...

Multicellular cyanobacteria do something strikingly sophisticated with their DNA, toggling key genes on and off as day turns to night so different cells can specialize without starving the colony of ...

On a lake, it can look like pea soup, a green mat or blue or green paint. It might also look purplish or pink. No matter the color, it’s cyanobacteria, and it's toxic. While typically a late summer ...

Health officials in Massachusetts are spreading the word about harmful blooms of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, in lakes and ponds around the state. In Plymouth, the public health ...

Although cells direct their movements in response to environmental stimuli 1,2, so far no microorganism has been shown to exhibit a tactic response to water, perhaps the most crucial molecule in ...