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Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is the gradual decline in the pH of ocean water over an extended period of time due to the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ocean acidification can be harmful for aquatic plants and animals.
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MAR 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Brown bears, also known in some parts of the world as grizzly bears, are renowned eaters of scrumptious wild freshwater ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 25, 2019Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t heard, we are facing the most pressing climate crisis of humankind – and we’re sti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Many shelled animals, including the humble sea snail, call the ocean their home. But as increased carbon dioxide levels ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2018Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
An article recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that seamounts in the Northwestern Hawaiian Is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2017Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 03, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2016Earth & The Environment
Recent findings published in the journal Coral Reefs show the that Halimeda bioherms in the deeper seafloor beyond the G ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2015Earth & The Environment
Ocean acidification caused by climate change is a serious threat. Excess carbon dioxide combines with ocean water ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAR 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sha
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Brown bears, also known in some parts of the world as grizzly bears, are renowned eaters of scrumptious wild freshwater
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 25, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In case you haven’t heard, we are facing the most pressing climate crisis of humankind – and we’re sti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals can be categorized as having one of two types of diets, including ‘specialists,’ which eat only spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many shelled animals, including the humble sea snail, call the ocean their home. But as increased carbon dioxide levels
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Infographics
Our oceans are getting more and more acidic - but why? Though the planet's oceans maintained a relatively constant l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
An article recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that seamounts in the Northwestern Hawaiian Is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2017
Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 03, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Recent findings published in the journal Coral Reefs show the that Halimeda bioherms in the deeper seafloor beyond the G
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Ocean acidification caused by climate change is a serious threat. Excess carbon dioxide combines with ocean water
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans