Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snowline recedes, raising concerns of a feedback ...

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed ...

Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of the ...

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Spanish top-flight soccer club Real Betis Balompié has launched a new uniform made from an unexpected material ― the invasive ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier surface and can thus accelerate its melting.

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier surface and can thus accelerate its melting.Tiny algae darken the surface of ...

The phenomenon of 'dark oxygen,' whereby deep-sea metallic nodules generate oxygen without sunlight, is reshaping our understanding of oceanic processes.

In an underground cave of southern China, an eyeless river creature with an externally “visible” skull moved through the dark ...

Researchers at UNH used a newly designed skimmer to test samples of foam formed on the top of local waterways for the ...