Each year, as spring arrives in the Arctic, the sun's warmth triggers a transformation on the Greenland ice sheet. Snow melts, and patches of brownish algae bloom on the ice surface. These microscopic ...

SeaWorld San Diego says rescuers are currently treating nine sea lions that were poisoned with domoic acid; one of the marine ...

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

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 ...

Even though there are few nutrients around, this algae can grow on the ice ... Melting from the Greenland Ice Sheet is contributing significantly to the rise of global sea levels, and large amounts of ...

Its melting contributes significantly to global sea level rise ... This creates new areas that can be colonized by ice algae, which in turn accelerates the melting – a cycle that urgently ...

New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, ...

Global sea ice reached a new record low in February, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Resilient Algae May Speed Up Greenland Ice Melt Feb ... Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models Feb. 12, 2025 — A study gives possible insight into the underprediction ...

Its melting contributes significantly to global sea level rise ... This creates new areas that can be colonized by ice algae, which in turn accelerates the melting—a cycle that urgently needs ...