Dr. Ed Rosenthal is a nationally recognized scientist who has worked closely with NASA and other agencies on a variety of projects — some most-notable being soil utilized for growing plants in ...

Good news for Florida's coastal communities: the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not detected in any water samples ...

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. Researchers ...

The Red Sea has got nothing on this red beach. The shoreline off an Iranian island turned bright red after getting battered by heavy rains in a scene straight out of the Bible. “Walking along ...

Mark Meulemans, a snowbird living in Fort Myers, also avoids the beach during red tide. “We stay away from the beach if the red tide is bad. I tear up, and it feels like it’s clogging your ...

Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to terminate. The study marks an ...

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 ...

Authorities have been forced to close a number of beaches in recent years, with the red tides known to cause health ... of dollars to remedy, and were most recently found last month stretching ...

Red tide is caused by a naturally occurring organism called Karenia brevis, which can discolor water and release toxins. While red tide is more common in warmer months, it can occur year-round and ...

There are also reports of low to medium red tide in on the western most end of Key West. Yes, it can be. K. brevis produces brevetoxins capable of killing fish, birds, and other marine animals.

While concentrations peaked in early February, recent data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) confirmed that red tide was ... the most immediate impact is felt ...