An international research team has made a groundbreaking discovery about photosynthesis in the Arctic. ... Arctic algae thrive with just 100,000th of daylight. Story by Sujita Sinha • 4d.

Arctic sea ice algae are among the best-adapted organisms on the planet to photosynthesise in low light levels, enabling them to survive in places where little else can grow. A new study published in ...

The number of gray whales that migrated past Central California is the smallest since federal protections began.

"The filamentous algae have a slimy ... composition showed that a variety of different plastics are found in the Arctic, including polyethylene, polyester, polypropylene, nylon, acrylic and ...

The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and more to arctic waters.

Arctic ice algae has been found to contain ten times more microplastics than surrounding sea water, something that could impact organisms higher up on the food chain, says a recent study.

And these algae under the Arctic ice aren’t the only thing being infected with microplastics. Researchers also found plastic-infested rocks on a remote island in Brazil.

Summer Algae Blooms May Turn The Arctic Green. Published Jun 19, 2024 at 11:27 AM EDT Updated Jun 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM EDT. By . Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK.

In the Arctic Ocean, algae is manna from heaven. Clumps of the aquatic life drop from the sea ice to the ocean floor below, occasionally feeding otherworldly creatures that live there, like sea ...

Algae that grow under sea ice in the Arctic have been found to be "heavily contaminated" with microplastics, posing a threat to humans through the food chain, according to a new study from ...

If these viruses are infecting Arctic algae, they might provide a curb on one of the lesser-known contributors to the shrinking of our polar ice caps: several species of algae known collectively ...

“This algae in the Arctic, and phytoplankton throughout the marine environment, make up the fundamental backbone of the marine food web.” But the proliferation of plastic could devastate that web.