Yahoo

Algae that looks like wet tobacco, can kill pets, sicken people, is growing in Lake Wylie

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thick mats of toxic material are creeping into Lake Wylie, rising to the surface and threatening to grow. Experts have the winter ...
KXAN

Austin begins final phase of treating harmful algae growth on Lady Bird Lake

AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you’re at Lady Bird Lake this week and see a barge spraying a gray slurry into the lake, there is nothing to worry about. It’s just the city of Austin continuing its five-year pilot ...
AOL

The Incredible Reason Sloths Grow Algae on Their Fur

While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...
KOIN 6

Toxic algae blooms ‘growing rapidly’ in Willamette River

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With many trying to find relief from the extreme heat, some are heading out to the water to stay cool. However, health officials are advising to keep away from parts of the ...
Business Insider

Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is already half full with toxic algae, and the bloom will only grow. Fumes from the algae can cause several health complications, like lung infections. Climate warming and ...
KOIN 6

OHA: Harmful algae bloom that can kill pets still growing in Willamette River

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A blue-green algae bloom that’s harmful to humans and pets is still producing dangerous levels of cyanotoxins at popular swimming holes in the Willamette River, the Oregon ...
The Scientist

Better Living Through Algae Biotechnology

As the famed British naturalist David Attenborough noted, “In our hands now lies not only our own future but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the Earth.” 4 In the 2000s and early ...