Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase ...

New studies show how algae grows on ice and snow, creating “dark zones” that exacerbate melting in the consequential region.

A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our ...

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing ...

Melting Antarctic ice isn’t doing what scientists thought it would. A groundbreaking new study reveals that when the West ...

Like many bodies of water, Lake Lipno is no stranger to cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically ...

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Windblown dust delivers nutrients to algae on Greenland ice, darkening the surface and accelerating melting and sea level ...

Researchers have developed a new algae-based biochar material that shows remarkable ability to break down perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), one of the ...

Scientists studying ancient ocean sediments discovered a surprising link between the shrinking of West Antarctica’s ice and the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.