Everything to know about "watermelon snow" or "blood snow." Here is everything that you need to know about pink snow which is also referred to as "watermelon snow," "snow algae" and "blood snow." Snow ...

It’s not a trick of the light and you are not going crazy, pink snow does exist. In the spring and summer months, snow in Whatcom County’s mountains can turn pink. The color comes from an algae that ...

Pink snow is appearing in the Italian Alps, offering clues as to mankind's impacts on the planet's climate. The snow changes color due to algae blooms which absorb even more heat and then melt more ...

If you’re looking for an outdoor adventure this summer, Yellowstone National Park may be an option because this could be your chance to see pink snow. The bright colors of the snow are produced from ...

Do not adjust your settings — parts of Iowa really did turn pink on Sunday.After a day of cloudy skies, snow and strong winds ...

My best friend and I always talk about how the color pink is a soothing balm in a chaotic world, so I hate to deliver this little dash of doom. Recent photos captured of the rose-colored snow at the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Western Washington University environmental science professor Robin Kodner about algea that is turning snow pink at high altitudes. You've heard of white snow, maybe even gray ...

If you were to trek up the Italian Alps right now, you’d find your boots covered in bizarrely pink snow. While it’s a beautiful touch that turns the mountaintops into an alien landscape, Earther ...

How do bacteria communicate? And what's the deal with pink snow? Soundside spoke with two researchers exploring the worlds of bacteria and algae to gather some insight. Peter Greenberg is a professor ...

You've heard of white snow, maybe even gray snow, but what about pink snow? High up in the mountains across the U.S., rapid growth of algae, or algal blooms, are turning melting snow pink. They ...