New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it.

Sargassum floats near the water’s surface, while kelp is anchored to rocks on the ocean floor. Both of these types of algae feed and give shelter to other marine life, including fish, turtles, ...

Dark algae that grow on the surface of Arctic ice sheets are likely to expand their range in the future, a trend that will exacerbate melt, sea level rise and climate warming. “These algae are ...

Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, is believed to have lost her footing on the algae-covered path while out walking her dog with her daughter and plunged down a gap between the giant rocks. The mother-of ...