Eutrophication Explained: Here's What Happens When Bodies of Water Get Overly Enriched With Nutrients

Medicine & Technology May 01, 2024

Eutrophication happens when bodies of water end up getting overly enriched with nutrients. Read to learn more.

Seal Attacks on Human Reportedly Due to Neurological Damage From Consuming Poisoned Fish

Jan 16, 2023

Experts blamed the rising number of seal attacks in Cape Town on consuming poisoned fish. Read on to know what the fish consumed that altered the seal's behavior.

Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area; Officials Report Over 10,000 Deaths Since Late August

Sep 04, 2022

Over 10,000 dead fish have been reported washing ashore and found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read to know more about the cause of these deaths.

Algae Bloom Causes 'Glacial Blood', Researchers Fear its a Climate Change Marker

Jun 09, 2021

Researchers fear that the Glacial Blood phenomenon due to algae bloom could disrupt the natural ecosystem in the French Alps and cause more warming for the region.

Monitoring Algal Blooms in Florida Waters Led to the Discovery of Multiple Toxins

Jul 21, 2020

For years, algal blooms on the west coast, lakes, and rivers of Florida have been increasing. Water samples have revealed multiple toxins which can result in respiratory and neurological symptoms, and even trigger Alzheimer's

Toxic Algae Bloom Causes Poisoning To The Rising Number Of Sea Lions

Aug 15, 2017

Rising algae bloom releasing domoic acid that causing the poisoning to sea lions. this year Marine Mammal Center has found 68 sick sea lions from the central coast.

Study Says: Now it's Possible To Predict The Red Tide, It's Not Random

Mar 14, 2017

Scientists found the reason behind the blood-red color of ocean which is commonly known as "Red tide". George Sugihara from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego explained that it caused by the algae bloom.