Eukaryotic phytoplankton drive a decrease in primary production under ocean acidification. Credit: Dalin Shi Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and ...

Each year, billions upon billions of tons of CO 2 are pumped into the atmosphere. A significant proportion of this ends up in Earth's oceans, where it can react with water to form carbonic acid, which ...

The ocean is one of our greatest assets in the fight against climate change. Taking up 70 percent of the earth’s surface, it produces over 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe, sustains an abundance of ...

For many years, the world's oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean acidification, and ...

MAYOTTE, INDIAN OCEAN - NOVEMBER 2017: Diver from the Mayotte Marine Natural Park carry out a survey on the reef, called REEFCHECK, on November 27, 2017, Mayotte, Comoros archipelago, Indian Ocean.

In 1888, researchers aboard the R/V Albatross began the world’s first concentrated marine research expeditions off California ...

WASHINGTON — The waters of Puget Sound form the backbone of many businesses across the Pacific Northwest. They're also central to the identity of many coastal towns in western Washington. "I've lived ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A new University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa study showed there will be unseen levels of ocean acidification around the Hawaiian Islands. The acidification process happens as the ocean ...

A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona has revealed that the sunlight plastic degradation contributes to the ocean acidification due to the release of dissolved ...

For many years, the world’s oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean acidification, and ...