Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

Tallahassee, Florida - Scientists and environmentalists in Florida are calling on the state's Governor Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency over the toxic red tide algae invading the southwest coast.

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new ...

For the first time, researchers identified nearly a dozen viruses associated with red tides off Florida’s coast that are harmful and costly. Also known as harmful algae blooms, red tides — the ...

Manhattan Beach, Mark McDermott, red tide, toxic algal bloom - b A toxic algal bloom in local ocean waters is causing a wave ...

Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) have introduced a bipartisan bill that provides Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistanc ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N A new study aims to solve the mystery surrounding red tide, and scientists are seeking 400 volunteers to participate. The Roskamp Institute has partnered with the Sanibel ...

The agency reported that testing for parasites, bacteria, viruses and more than 250 chemicals, as well as checks for such issues as toxic red tide, turned up nothing definitive. “Scientists did find ...

“Even if the red tide would’ve cleared up by the time they arrived, hurting the economy.” As the toxic algae spreads and intensifies in coastal waters, it also creates a ripple effect on ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide ...