Scientists at The University of Manchester have achieved a significant breakthrough in using cyanobacteria—commonly known as "blue-green algae"—to convert carbon dioxide (CO 2) into valuable bio-based ...

The state Senate is not moving forward with Senate Bill 493, which would give local communities more power to deal with cyanobacteria blooms.

People and pets should avoid touching the Charles River water in the area of the Longfellow Bridge due to a major bloom of harmful cyanobacteria. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health posted a ...

New Hampshire has seen unprecedented numbers of cyanobacteria blooms in the past few years, fueled by increasingly hotter, wetter summers. A plan to address that growing threat was first established ...

Cyanobacteria are among the most significant life forms in the history of our planet. As one of the first organisms to produce oxygen through photosynthesis, they shaped early Earth and created the ...

What if a microbe could help curb the climate crisis? Meet UTEX-3222, aka 'Chonkus,' a cyanobacterium discovered living in the volcanic CO2 seeps off the coast of Vulcano, Sicily. Chonkus is like ...

Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-spewing organisms: There’s a new green, hulkish mutant in town. And hefty UTEX 3222 — dubbed “Chonkus” by the researchers who found it — may have just the ...

Chinese scientists are testing whether cyanobacteria, the photosynthetic microorganisms that have shaped Earth’s soils for billions of years, can convert barren desert sand into ground capable of ...

WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — Rainbow Reservoir on the Farmington River in Windsor is experiencing an active Cyanobacteria bloom, according to the Farmington River Watershed Association. Mosquitoes carrying ...

On a lake, it can look like pea soup, a green mat or blue or green paint. It might also look purplish or pink. No matter the color, it’s cyanobacteria, and it's toxic. While typically a late summer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cyanobacteria – sometimes called blue-green algae, though they aren’t algae – are often toxic. (Getty Images) While bloom notices ...