However, whether you're a native Floridian or a seasoned visitor to the state's coasts, you know it only takes a visit from one unwanted visitor to ruin any beach day — red tide. Worried red ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers ...

Jean Lim and her team partnered with researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and ...

(WFLA) — Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the organism, karenia brevis, that causes red tide. The study ...

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 ...

Will your next trip to Florida's beaches be filled with stinky seaweed? Here's what to know about sargassum and where it currently is spotted ...

They're completely disoriented," Warner explained. Algae with domoic acid is sometimes called red tide. It existed before the L.A. wildfires, but biologists suspect the wind storms that fueled the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study is the first to identify viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide The findings are an initial step toward exploring viruses as biocontrol ...