Algae is neither a plant nor an animal, but is part of the protista kingdom, can photosynthesize like plants, and is specifically engineered to produce high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids ...

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 ...

New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it. It's May. The sun is up and the heat from that distant ...