The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean ...

The Arctic is changing – and not just in the ways you might think. Once covered in thick, bright sea ice, the region is now ...

Melting polar ice narrows the light spectrum underwater, favoring blue-tuned algae and disrupting the ocean food web.

As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in ...

The ocean is getting greener because there is more phytoplankton (aka microscopic algae) in the ocean’s uppermost ... chlorophyll that absorbs blue and red light,” says Robbins.

THE Earth's ocean could one day turn purple - and scientists ... Red oceans could also be theoretically be caused by an increase in red algae. These already thrive in areas with an intense ...

It’s also affecting the light that reaches the ocean, which scientists ... but full mix of colours, from red and green to blue. Over time, polar algae and phytoplankton have adapted to use ...

These changes have far-reaching consequences for photosynthetic organisms such as ice algae ... red and green light, while blue light penetrates deep into the water column. This is what gives the ...

Swimmers and beachgoers have been told by council to stay away from a popular pool along the Aussie coast after it was ...

There are hundreds of urchin species, and they’re found in every ocean on Earth, from the intertidal zone to more than four ...

A new study suggests that the Earth's oceans may have changed color over time and could change again in the future, depending ...