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 ...

Ocean acidification is one of the clearest examples of how planet-heating pollution moves through natural systems and into everyday life.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 2002: Dead coral. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) The idea that human activity could fundamentally change the chemistry of the oceans can seem preposterous. The oceans have a ...

Our oceans are in trouble, and new research from Flinders University shows how changes in diatoms (microalgae) could further undermine the foundation of aquatic food webs—as well as vital deep-sea ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life ...

Hawaiian coral reefs may face unprecedented ocean acidification within 30 years, driven by carbon emissions. A new study by University of Hawai‘i researchers shows that even under conservative climate ...

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.

“The signs of the ocean in distress are all around us”, said Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Ocean, at the conference in Nice, France last week.

Oceans have absorbed the vast majority of the warming caused by burning fossil fuels and shielded societies from the full impact of greenhouse gas emissions. But this crucial ally has developed ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 13 and SDG 14. Growing human reliance on marine resources has disrupted marine ecosystems, with ocean acidification emerging as a ...

There are simple actions you can take to save money that also reduce your contribution to ocean and coastal acidification. Even though ocean and coastal acidification may sound scary, there are simple ...