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Featured in algae blooms

By Sep 16, 2019
Environment

Giving legal rights to nature could reduce public health threats like toxic algae

Rights of Nature laws generally are designed to encourage people to rethink their relationship to the environment.
By Jul 27, 2019
Environment

What are algae blooms and why are they bad?

Not all blooms pose the same threats—but all 50 states encounter some kind of harmful algae.
By Jul 5, 2019
Environment

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

And we finally know why it exists.
By Aug 15, 2018
Environment

What you should know about Florida’s awful algae problem

5 questions answered.
By Apr 23, 2018
Nexus Media News

A lake full of algae will wreck more than your summer swimming plans

Algae blooms in lakes and oceans generate pollution that harms people, pets, and the planet.
By Jan 25, 2018
Nexus Media News

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

“They work everywhere, any time.”
By Jul 19, 2017
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Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change

Solutions on the half shell.
By Jul 12, 2016
Environment

New Satellite Images Show Extent Of Florida Algal Bloom

Four counties in state of emergency from toxic water
By Dec 18, 2015
Environment

‘Unprecedented’ Toxic Algal Blooms Off West Coast Hurt Sea Lions, Contaminate Sea Food

We're getting warmer
By Aug 5, 2014
Science

This Is Lake Erie’s Toxic Algal Bloom As Seen From Space

Pretty and poisonous