Strange, tiny structures have been found in the rocks around the deserts of southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Red alert level warnings are in place for Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Silverstream due to high levels of toxic algae.

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, ...

A recent study finds that algae can store nutrients, potentially allowing them to spread across more of the ice sheet, ...

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.

Red alert level warnings are in place for Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Silverstream due to high levels of toxic algae.

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 ...

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 warming. “These algae are not a new ...

A proliferation of the Ostreopsis ovata algae in La Concha Bay is no cause for alarm, but it is advisable to continue taking ...