Bioluminescent Algae: Definition, Causes, and Toxicity. Story by Katherine Gallagher • 1y. The brilliant glow that certain types of photosynthetic organisms cause has hidden dangers.

Bioluminescent Algae: Definition, Causes, and Toxicity. The brilliant glow that certain types of photosynthetic organisms cause has hidden dangers ...

Try adding live plants. Live plants need the same nutrients as algae, meaning there is less for the algae to absorb for growth. Consider algae-eating fish.

Blue-green algae blooms have hit popular beaches in Vermont and New York, causing the first closures of the summer. Officials from Burlington Parks and Rec say Oakledge and Texaco beaches are closed ...

Algae forms the base of many food webs, and most algae in Lake Tahoe, though sometimes unattractive, does not pose a health risk to people or animals that enjoy the lake. Harmful algal blooms are ...

EAST BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- A toxic algae bloom has shut down two East Bay lakes. There are also advisories for several other waterways. It's a time when many people are hoping to take to the water ...

Some beaches or on alert, and others are fully closed for swimming as blue-green algae blooms have been reported. Here’s what ...

In fact, just one kind of snail - the ramshorn snail - is known to deliberately eat blue-green algae and it is a priority species requiring conservation action, meaning they are not common. The ...

Researchers are discovering that a toxin found in cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, could increase the risk of degenerative nerve diseases like ALS and possibly even Alzheimer’s.

In fact, just one kind of snail - the ramshorn snail - is known to deliberately eat blue-green algae and it is a priority species requiring conservation action, meaning they are not common. The ...