In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, drew attention due to cases of microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as ...

A new study from UC San Francisco suggests that a protein found in the common bullfrog may one day be used to detect and neutralize a poisonous compound produced by red tides and other harmful algal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two dead northern fur seals are seen on the beach on St. George Island in August 2025. Both tested positive for saxitoxin, the ...

Saxitoxin—a compound made by marine microbes that can contaminate shellfish—is a toxin so potent that minute quantities can prove deadly. Its mode of action means that less toxic versions have ...

Florida-based chemists are developing a sensor with which fish farmers and conservationists might spot the poison that flourishing algae produce in coastal waters. They have found a compound that ...

University of Maine marine scientist Laurie Connell isn't one to brag: she would rather talk about the potential of her current research than the popularity of what she has published in the past.

Great Lakes scientists have discovered which bacteria causes a dangerous toxin to occur in western Lake Erie, research that could help communities protect drinking water systems and beach-goers. The ...

Hundreds of small turtles have washed up dead on the eastern end of Long Island in the last month, a die-off scientists blame on waterborne toxins that have reached unprecedented levels for reasons ...