Brown algae take up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon contained therein back into the environment in mucous form. This mucus is hard to break down for other ...

COCOA BEACH — Just when you thought that the Indian River Lagoon might be getting a little better, it's back: the brown algae that kills fish by the thousands is blooming, foreshadowing more doom for ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Marine and wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on a brown algae bloom in the Banana River as it becomes a growing concern for the entire Indian River Lagoon system. The ...

Brown algae are important players in the global carbon cycle by fixing large amounts of carbon dioxide and thus extracting this greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Moreover, because microbial ...

The brown alga Sporochnus dotyi reflects shimmering green and blue light when illuminated from above. An example of structural coloring, the effect has been discovered by scuba divers and is not known ...

EAST QUOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- Murky brown water is creating a nuisance for people on Long Island. It's so gross beachgoers don't want to go in and fishermen can't even see what they are fishing ...

The ocean off Cocoa Beach appears to have taken a cue from the hue linked with its name -- the water is brown. While the sight of murky water isn't uncommon from time to time, some say it seems that ...

Coastal authorities in southern Spain are preparing for continued large-scale arrivals of invasive Japanese brown algae ...

For many people, algae are just an odorous nuisance on their vacation beach or unwelcome guests in the garden pond and aquarium. This does not take into account, however, the enormous effects these ...

Brown algae are true wonder plants when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the air. They even outcompete forests on land in this, and thus play a decisive role for the atmosphere and our ...