Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

One of the most intriguing phenomena in Antarctica is the Blood Falls, a red-coloured waterfall that flows from Taylor ...

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 ...

A Chinese study has revealed how a type of algae adapts to cold temperatures in Antarctica with special proteins and enzymes. Chlorella is a genus of unicellular green algae distributed all over the ...

New land in Antarctica is colonized by pioneer organisms. The first to appear are algae and cyanobacteria—minuscule organisms ...

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the ...

But these animals don’t bulk up on a high-protein diet. Instead, they rely largely on energy produced by algae living inside them. In a new study led by CU Boulder, scientists sequenced the genome of ...

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 ...

The Antarctic shore is a place of huge contrasts, as quiet, dark, and frozen winters give way to bright, clear waters, thick with algae and peppered with drifting icebergs in summer. But as the ...