A new study, led by oceanographers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, has revealed that unprecedented levels of ocean ...

Across the globe, oceans are acidifying as they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, threatening coral reefs and many ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, ...

Scientists constructed a 100-year history of acidity in the Gulf of Maine. They expected coastal variability but were ...

Near-future levels of ocean acidification could become corrosive enough to erode the shells of some animals. Even animals that don’t need to build shells — such as fish and squid — can be affected by ...

Ocean Acidification Stripes Show How Ocean Chemistry Is Changing Oceans are strongly affected by climate change as they absorb heat and CO 2.As a result, ocean chemistry is changing.

Fast-melting ice may contribute to ocean acidification. Article by Beth Miller Photos courtesy of Zhangxian Ouyang, Wei-Jun Cai and Liza Wright-Fairbanks | Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase September ...

As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, the ocean plays a crucial role in helping to reduce the full impact of human-driven climate change by absorbing roughly a quarter of the carbon ...

Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to a new study.

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest from increasingly acidic seas ...

A US think tank known to promote skepticism about global warming published a video claiming to fact-check climate "alarmism over ocean acidification." But the clip misrepresents the phenomenon, which ...

The ocean stores a huge amount of carbon, but excessive human emissions are changing its chemistry. It's becoming more acidic — hitting marine ecosystems and causing coral reefs to crumble.