Florida’s Gulf Coast is back on high alert this week after state biologists confirmed that the notorious red tide organism, ...

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Red drift algae, also known as macroalgae, has been washing up on some Southwest Florida beaches. Despite its appearance and smell, this type of algae is not toxic and is a natural part of the coastal ...

Some of you may be looking out the window right now at a beautiful blanket of white snow. But did you know sometimes snow can look green or orange or red? Here's a story from NPR's Nell ...

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear. Some of you may be looking out the window ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving ...

Quick question. What color is snow? If you said white, well, of course, you're right. But here's something you might not know. Sometimes snow can look green or orange or red because patches of snow ...

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear. Quick question. What color is snow? If you ...