Researchers look to extremes in the past to study how the system reacts to imbalances. They detail an overlooked mechanism for how the ocean can help stabilize massive releases of carbon into the ...

On our planet, the cycle and balance of carbon from reservoir to reservoir is a matter of life or death. Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the ocean, to carbon-based life forms, to rocks or ...

Unlike manatees, their close relatives, dugongs are more strictly marine, preferring waters a few metres deep. They are found ...

It’s difficult to worry about microorganisms because we don’t see them. But we interact with them every day, and they are crucial for all forms of life on the planet. This aphorism brings home exactly ...

The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) ...

Scientists call ocean acidification "the other carbon problem." When the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it raises the pH of the water making it acidic. That shift makes sea ...

Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area ...

Climate change is causing rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and increased storm damage, 1 while habitat destruction and unsustainable fishing practices deplete fish stocks and harm marine ...

A robotic fleet in the Labrador Sea is tracking sinking carbon to reveal how the deep ocean helps regulate Earth’s climate.

Florida's mangrove forests can quickly recover carbon lost to hurricanes - offering an answer for coastal resilience in a ...