ocean acidification
By 2100, Our Oceans Will Be Twice as Acidic as They Were in Preindustrial Times
If we continue spewing out carbon pollution at the rate we are now, that is.
The Pacific Ocean Has Become Acidic Enough to Dissolve Sea Snails' Shells
Meet the tiny, translucent "sea butterfly," whose home is currently being transformed into an acid bath.
Can a High-Tech Fertility Clinic Save the World's Largest Superorganism?
Researchers are collecting billions of samples of sperm and eggs to keep one of the world's greatest underwater colonies alive.
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Climate Change Is Transforming the Chemical Properties of Plankton, Threatening Fisheries and Growing Dead Zones
A new study reveals that warmer waters actually directly effect plankton's physical makeup—and may be a boon to a certain blue-green algae that gives rise to dead zones and snuffs out fisheries.
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