UF scientist Mike Allen said that while red tide is a natural phenomenon, human factors are exacerbating the problem.

The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans, also known as sea sparkle, is responsible for the blue-green glow that can be seen ...

a dinoflagellate known for producing the red tide toxin. BFAR has strictly prohibited the harvesting, selling, and eating of all shellfish and “alamang” or small shrimps from these areas to ...

Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced the 2025 release of its Wiley Identifier of Natural Products (AntiBase Library + ChemWindow).

On a larger environmental scale, some non-toxic dinoflagellate blooms can cause marine mortalities and anoxia following the collapse of blooms with very high biomass. Harmful algal blooms have the ...

Red tide, caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing dinoflagellate called Karenia brevis (K. brevis), a type of microscopic algae found in the Gulf of Mexico, was found at the following ...

This study, published in the Journal of Ecology, reveals how these plants adapt to the extreme conditions of the Gurbantunggut Desert in Central Asia by going through two dormancy cycles each year ...

Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have introduced 10 new species of marine sponge. Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms ...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and certain types of bacteria synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and typically water, using light as an energy source. The process ...