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 ...

The longest ocean time series of dissolved carbon dioxide in the Pacific — part of the “Keeling Curve of the ocean” — is revealed For the first time, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution ...

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.

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 ...

As oceans absorb more human-made carbon dioxide from the air, a process of ocean acidification occurs that can have a negative impact on marine life. But coastal waterways, such as Chesapeake Bay, can ...

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 ...

The oceans have absorbed a significant portion of all anthropogenic (CO 2) emissions (approximately a third of the CO 2 emitted from fossil fuel emissions, cement production and deforestation; Sabine ...

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 ...

The Arctic Ocean will take up more carbon dioxide over the 21st century than predicted by most climate models, according to researchers. This additional carbon dioxide causes a distinctly stronger ...

Nearly a third of the CO2 that humans pump into the atmosphere ends up in the ocean. That’s helping slow down climate change—at least for now—but as the water absorbs so much extra carbon dioxide, ...