UK scientists have created the first wide-area maps of microscopic algae growing in coastal Antarctica. Satellite observations were used to count nearly 1,700 patches where large blooms had turned ...

“But we know that there are also large areas of lichens, grass and green and red snow algae that will also contribute to the ...

While the presence of algae in Antarctica was noted by long-ago expeditions, such as the one by British explorer Ernest Shackleton, its full extent was unknown. Antarctica conjures images of an ...

Therefore, for many years, the colour was chalked up to red algae. Giant holes in the Earth are always a source of intrigue - from Russia's 'Gate to Hell' to Antarctica's Maud Rise polynya.

Sea-ice is also hugely important for life at the poles. In the Antarctic, the algae that cling to the ice are a source of food for the small crustaceans known as krill, which are a basic food ...

yet no plants or algae can live in this environment.” The discovery of life underneath Antarctica is surprising. Researchers say that the most surprising thing is how long it has been there.

This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a sample of freshwater red algae. These algae are common and are found on all continents except Antarctica. This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a ...

Our faculty members have diverse research interests, ranging from the analysis of virulence factors at the genetic, structural, and functional levels to the exploration of Antarctic algae and ...

His research has grown to include studies of the impacts of rapid climate change and ocean acidification on Antarctic marine algae and invertebrates. He has published over 290 scientific publications, ...

They mainly eat micro-algae and lichens ... tourism have acted to make it “one of the most contaminated regions of Antarctica”. By examining the collembola using an imaging technique with ...

She has a five-year NSF-CAREER award that utilizes the wealth of new high resolution multi-spectral satellite imagery to explore the role of coastal Antarctic snow algae and light absorbing particles ...