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

Aboard the research vessel Polarstern, researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia sampled ice-covered Eastern Central basins of the Arctic Ocean last summer, as Arctic sea ice coverage was ...

The change is important for multiple reasons. Scientists sound alarm over findings made after studying glaciers around the ...

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

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

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, and ...

Toxic algae off the coast of Southern California is killing or sickening hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds, while ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

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