By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...

Rising ocean acidity weakens corals, boosts algae and makes reefs flatter. Even small chemical changes reshape reef life.

Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of the growth of algae, which can survive on the surface of the ice. These dark ...

Once powerful allies in the fight against climate change, microscopic algae hidden beneath Antarctic sea ice are now fading — and their disappearance could accelerate the very crisis they helped slow ...

The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, and oxygen that’s supercharged by anthropogenic climate change.

Tech startup Kuva Space is working with the Finnish Environmental Institute (Skye) to analyse the health of the Nordic country’s waters with a specialised satellite. Also known as blue-green algae, ...