CORONADO, Calif. — Do you own an aquarium at home? If you do, you're familiar with Culerpa Prolifera. It can be found in pet stores, on Amazon, Etsy, and now in the San Diego Bay where it doesn't ...

Algaecide is no crime. Consider that some strains of algae produce toxins lethal to wildlife, fish and plants. Even the less harmful varieties suck oxygen out of water, suffocating living creatures in ...

Microalgae are widely used in products such as biofuels, nutritional supplements and cosmetics. A newly-described type has been found in a home aquarium – and it could prove to be particularly useful.