Ocean acidity is one of the key markers of Earth's health, because if it tips too far towards acidic then the results can be catastrophic – and a new study suggests the world's waters are now entering ...
Scientists are looking for solutions to remove greenhouse gases trapped in our atmosphere, and one idea may lie in the wetlands. Stopping fossil fuel emissions will not be enough to limit global ...
The Danakil desert in Ethiopia with its acidic lakes gives an mpression of how Earth may have looked around 4 billion years ago. Pockets of liquid water existed on Earth already 4.1 billion years ago, ...
Earth's ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to temper the impact of climate change but increasing ocean ...
“Our results indicate that ocean acidi?cation has the potential to exacerbate anthropogenic warming through a mechanism that is not considered at present in projections of future climate change,” the ...
The world's oceans are in trouble. Every day, 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from factories, cars, power plants and other human sources are absorbed by the world's oceans. The result? A frightening ...
The deep oceans have crossed a crucial boundary that threatens their ability to provide the surface with food and oxygen, a new study finds. Nearly two-thirds of the ocean below 200 meters, or 656 ...
An international research team develops a rubric for governments and policymaking bodies to evaluate preparedness for ocean acidification. In a paper published today in the journal Environmental ...
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Dungeness crabs hunt by ...
While many people are scared of sharks thanks to their rows of razor-sharp teeth, the changing waters might be rendering the creatures from “Jaws” a little less fearsome. Growing acidity in the ...
Ocean Temperatures Broke Every Record Imaginable In 2025, the upper 2,000 meters of the ocean absorbed a record-setting 23 ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PORTLAND, Maine — Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth ...