All red tide articles
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NewsStudy identifies viruses in red tide blooms for the first time
A new study identifies viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. By testing water samples collected from red tide blooms, the researchers found several viruses in blooms — including one new viral species.
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NewsSoft, living materials made with algae glow under stress
A team of researchers has developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting, and deriving their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates.
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NewsHistoric red tide event of 2020 fuelled by plankton super swimmers
The swimming ability of dinoflagellates lends them a competitive advantage over other plankton species, contributing to harmful algal blooms.
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NewsHolographic 3D microscope shows potential as red tide warning system
A new study is the first to utilize holography to characterize red tide in the field and breaks new ground for monitoring harmful algal blooms (HABs) and tackling limitations associated with current methods used to monitor these blooms.
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NewsInnovative incubator to jumpstart efforts to control harmful algal blooms
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded a $7.5 million grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to come up with innovative ways to control harmful algal blooms.