Melting at an alarming rate, this majestic sight is forcing both scientists and locals to quickly adapt in a changing world A ...

In some cases, they darken the glacier surface so much that is even ... They will help to better predict the contribution of the dark pigmented algae to the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

A groundbreaking study has revealed that the builders of Stonehenge were likely to have had dark skin, challenging traditional depictions of ancient Britons. Researchers, led by Guido Barbujani from ...

Glacier Gateway students put on the Missoula Children's Theater production of the "Pied Piper." © 2025 the Hungry Horse News (). Visit Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Make sure you use the bathroom before you leave! The low part of the glacier is quite rocky and dirty/muddy. Apparently a lot of the dark streaks are dirt, but some of it is volcanic ash.

Some glacial areas are so dark, they can be seen on satellite images. Melting from the Greenland Ice Sheet is contributing significantly to the rise of global sea levels, and large amounts of ...

Dark algae that grow on the surface of Arctic ... “We’ve been studying glacier algal blooms for several years now, but one of the big questions remaining has been how they are able to grow ...