Each winter, Baffin Bay freezes over as polar darkness descends over the top of the world. Come spring, phytoplankton will bloom in these cold waters between Greenland and Canada, bolstering a ...

The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes its color. These changes have far-reaching consequences ...

Despite popular disbelief, ordering a drink at a bar with light ice doesn't mean more alcohol. This bartender explains why. Featured Video Ordering a drink, whether that be at a coffee shop or bar, ...

Typically, ordering a drink with little to no ice means more liquid in the drink. But that doesn’t apply to every beverage. A bartender debunks this myth, claiming that light ice actually lessens the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Most of life’s engines run on sunlight. Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms ...