In some places, the underside of the sea ice looks like giant green clouds. These are the 'grass meadows' of Antarctica, made ...

as Arctic sea ice coverage was receding to its lowest level in recorded history. Using a submersible vehicle equipped with cameras, they saw heaps of fresh algae littering the normally barren seafloor ...

Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

They suspect they may slow the growth of black snow algae - which contributes to ice-melt. Normal viruses are around 1,000 times smaller than bacteria, but giant viruses - first discovered in the ...

Rapid sea ice loss and ocean acidification from climate change are altering the growth and nutritional value of microscopic algae. These algae are an essential food source for fish, krill ...