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The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland's ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.

Because this form of snow algae is tcpink to red, it absorbs sunlight- and when positioned on a glacier, can make it melt more quickly.

Rouge-colored ribbons of algae ran 400 square feet across the sunny slope — Chlamydomonas nivalis, red-pigmented green algae found in the high alpine and polar regions around the globe.

A strange pink algae that grows on snow and ice is melting glaciers, making them more prone to soak up the heat from the sun.

But within the upper reaches of the harsh mountain landscapes, a rosier hue often blooms. Watermelon snow, also known as glacial blood, is caused by algae that turns the snow a startling shade of red.

The darker the snow, the faster it melts — and new research sheds light on the threat snow algae poses to shrinking glaciers across northwestern North America.

The Rocky Mountains conjure up images of grey rugged peaks capped with white. But within the upper reaches of the harsh mountain landscapes, a rosier hue often blooms.Watermelon snow, also known as ...

While red and pink are the most common colors, different types of snow algae produce a rainbow of hues, including orange, yellow and green.