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Words and phrases

ÊÀ½ç (¤»¤«¤¤) the world

¸÷µØ (¤«¤¯¤Á) various places

Ⱦ¤á¤ë (¤½¤á¤ë) to color

³àÑ© (¤¢¤«¤æ¤­) watermelon snow [literally, red snow]

¬FÏó (¤²¤ó¤·¤ç¤¦) phenomenon

Òý¤­Æð¤³¤¹ (¤Ò¤­¤ª¤³¤¹) to cause

šêºÓ (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤¬) glacier

ÈÚ½â (¤æ¤¦¤«¤¤) melting

¼ÓËÙ (¤«¤½¤¯) acceleration

΢ÉúÎï (¤Ó¤»¤¤¤Ö¤Ä) microbe

Ñ©šêÔåî (¤»¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦ ¤½¤¦¤ë¤¤) snow algae

´ó°ë (¤¿¤¤¤Ï¤ó) majority

±±˜O (¤Û¤Ã¤­¤ç¤¯) North Pole

ÄϘO (¤Ê¤ó¤­¤ç¤¯) South Pole

·Nî (¤·¤å¤ë¤¤) type

ǧÈ~´ó[ѧ] (¤Á¤Ð¤À¤¤[¤¬¤¯]) Chiba University

ÖñÄÚÍû (¤¿¤±¤¦¤Á¤Î¤¾¤à) Nozomu Takeuchi

½ÌÊÚ (¤­¤ç¤¦¤¸¤å) professor

Ñ©šêÉúÎïѧ (¤»¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦¤»¤¤¤Ö¤Ä¤¬¤¯) glacial biology

ɽÀæ´ó[ѧ] (¤ä¤Þ¤Ê¤·¤À¤¤[¤¬¤¯]) University of Yamanashi

ž´¨¸ßºë (¤»¤¬¤ï¤¿¤«¤Ò¤í) Takahiro Segawa

Öú½Ì (¤¸¤ç¤­¤ç¤¦) assistant professor

Õ{–Ë (¤Á¤ç¤¦¤µ) investigation

Ñо¿½Y¹û (¤±¤ó¤­¤å¤¦¤±¤Ã¤«) research findings

Ó¢[¹ú] (¤¨¤¤¤³¤¯) the U.K.

¿ÆÑ§ÕI (¤«¤¬¤¯¤·) scientific journal

ëŠ×Ó°æ (¤Ç¤ó¤·¤Ð¤ó) online edition

°k±í¤¹¤ë (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦¤¹¤ë) to announce

‚û (¤­¤º) wound

·À¤° (¤Õ¤»¤°) to protect

×ÏÍâ¾€ (¤·¤¬¤¤¤»¤ó) ultra-violet rays

É«ËØ (¤·¤­¤½) pigment

¼š°û (¤µ¤¤¤Ü¤¦) cell

Ðî·e (¤Á¤¯¤»¤­) accumulation

´óÁ¿ (¤¿¤¤¤ê¤ç¤¦) large quantity

·±Ö³ (¤Ï¤ó¤·¤ç¤¯) breed

̫ꖹâ (¤¿¤¤¤è¤¦¤³¤¦) sunlight

Îü…§ (¤­¤å¤¦¤·¤å¤¦) absorption

šê´² (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤·¤ç¤¦) ice sheet

ËÙ¤á¤ë (¤Ï¤ä¤á¤ë) to accelerate

Ò»Òò (¤¤¤Á¤¤¤ó) cause

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Translation

The phenomenon known as watermelon snow, when snow is colored red, which occurs in various places around the globe, is caused by an algae that speeds up the melting of glaciers. The majority of the algae found at both the north and south poles is of this type. These are among the findings from research by Chiba University professor of glacial biology Nozomu Takeuchi and Takahiro Segawa, University of Yamanashi assistant professor of glacial biology, announced on Aug. 6 in the online edition of the British scientific journal Nature Communications.

According to professor Takeuchi, to protect its DNA from damage when exposed to strong light, the arctic algae stores a large quantity of red pigment that acts like a sunglass lens and blocks UV rays. When the algae amasses in large amounts, the snow appears red, which allows glaciers and ice sheets to absorb more sunlight, which in turn speeds up the melting.

Answers

1) What is it called when the snow is colored red?

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Watermelon snow.

2) Where were the findings announced?

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In the online edition of the British scientific journal Nature Communications.

3) What are the names of the professor and assistant professor who did the research?

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Nozomu Takeuchi and Takahiro Segawa.