The "red tide" algal blooms that are becoming more frequent along the Pacific coast produce one of the most potent ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have identified a frog protein capable of neutralizing saxitoxin, a harmful neurotoxin ...

UCSF scientists discovered that a protein found in bullfrogs protected mice from one of the world's deadliest natural poisons ...

Red tide algal blooms produce a powerful neurotoxin. Scientists may have finally found an antidote.

Saxitoxin, a neurotoxin released in algal blooms, has killed many people on the West Coast who've gathered shellfish that ...

Biotoxin levels dropped in shellfish in the area. There are currently no biotoxin closures in Whatcom County.

As untold numbers of sea mammals and birds suffer and die from exposure to toxic algal blooms along California coastlines, including Orange County, state officials urge residents to exercise caution ...

Tiny organisms called algae can have an outsized impact on working waterfronts. While many benefit their ecosystems, others can cause devastating economic and ecological effects. University of Maine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All recreational shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal is closed after the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) found deadly ...

A Southcentral Alaska tribal program that monitors a deadly shellfish toxin on the state's beaches has been halted, as the federal government evaluates its funding. In the summer of 2020, a person in ...

A popular shellfish harvesting area in Western Washington is now off limits because of a potentially deadly marine toxin. State officials have issued an emergency closure for Hood Canal and portions ...