The black ice (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

The black ice

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When the ice becomes badly affected by algae, it is more black than it is white. Previously, researchers believed that the colour was due to dust that settled on the ice. Today, we know that the black colour is caused by tiny algae.

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Laura Halbach

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