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

The 'red tide' is a natural phenomenon caused by the massive shedding of algae from deep waters, which can be triggered by storms or the natural aging of the algae.

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snowline recedes, raising concerns of a feedback ...

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, ...

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

The short, blunt nose of the marine iguana is adapted to feeding on algae that grow on rocks. Excess salt, consumed with the algae, is expelled through a special gland connected to the nostrils.

Tourists took selfies on an algae-covered beach in Thailand. Footage shows visitors posing for photos as they stood on the seaside rocks blanketed in bright green algae at Bali Hai Cape in Pattaya ...

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 ...

When the rocks are turned into mineral dust by erosion, it's scattered across the ice and becomes available to the algae." A game changer in understanding ice algae Because the ice algae are able ...