Mysterious Microbes Turning Polar Ice Pink, Speeding Up Melt
Published 17 Sept 2018, 10:26 BST, Updated 17 Sept 2018, 12:52 BST
Gentoo penguins make their way to and from their nests at Port Charcot, Antarctica.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
Gentoo penguin chicks on Petermann Island, Antarctica, with snow algae blossoming on the glacial face behind. The rich bird life on the island helps to fertilise the snow algae here.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
Gentoo penguins make their way to and from their nests at Port Charcot, Antarctica.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
Amidst fields of pink snow algae, a gentoo penguin makes its way to the ocean from its nest on Cuverville Island, Antarctica.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
On a subtly coloured snow field, chinstrap penguins make their way to and from their nests on the back side of Orne Harbour, Antarctica.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
Gentoo penguin chicks on Petermann Island, Antarctica, with snow algae blossoming on the glacial face behind. The rich bird life on the island helps to fertilise the snow algae here.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
A gentoo penguin crosses a vivid landscape of snow algae on Petermann Island, Antarctica.
Photograph by Acacia Johnson
