A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide ...

Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With warmer weather comes red tide, and two of Florida’s congressional representatives have introduced a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the ...

University of South Florida researchers have discovered connections between certain viruses and red tide blooms. The even found a new viral species. Further research is needed to understand the ...

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 ...