While much of Florida’s coastline remains clear this week, the Panhandle is seeing a resurgence of Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide. State monitors have confirmed the presence of ...

Florida's red tide is a recurring harmful algal bloom that poses a persistent threat to the state's coast. The bloom, caused by Karenia brevis algae, can lead to significant fish kills and harm marine ...

In the battle against toxic algae blooms that wreak havoc on vacations, marine life and coastal economies, a group of University of South Florida researchers say they've developed a promising tool ...

A microscopic algae can cause what some call red tide. The blooms showed up locally in recent weeks. Microscopic algae blooms have turned the ocean off Ventura into a sort of brown soup in recent ...

It is not a bad start to the Red Tide season across western Florida, especially since no microorganisms have been detected in the southwest, where toxic algae blooms often occur during early fall. But ...

Harmful algal blooms do more than disappoint beachgoers with a do not swim advisory. Excessive growths of blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, and Karenia brevis, which creates red tide, release ...

Scientists investigate the bioluminescence of an unusual dinoflagellate that uses harpoon-like structures to snare prey, including toxic, bloom-forming plankton Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

Tell us about your experiences with red tide and blue-green algae as we report on water quality in the Sunshine State. Zachary T. Sampson is an investigative editor. He can be reached at ...

Just days before the Christmas holiday, state environmental monitors have identified a resurgence of red tide in the Florida Panhandle, confirming bloom-level concentrations of the algae in Bay County ...