Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly.

Algae blooms happen every year around May, but this one is ridiculously large and long lasting. "The bloom is laced with some toxic species that have had far-reaching consequences for sea life and ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, part of Europe’s Copernicus program, offers a sweeping view of an algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Copernicus Sentinel-3 ...