Why this Mauritian climate activist held an underwater protest in the Indian Ocean
Shaama Sandooyea had never seen such lush seagrass as when she plunged into the waters of the Indian Ocean to call for its protection.
Baby lobsters may be adaptable to changes in Gulf of Maine, study shows
A team examined how post-larval lobsters’ genes react to the effects of ocean warming, acidification and the combination of both.
Losing ground: climate change is altering the rules of ecosystem hierarchy
Sea-level rise is letting a tiny crab drastically alter marsh landscapes.
Why seagrass could be the ocean’s secret weapon against climate change
A vast, mostly invisible ecosystem crucial to our life on Earth is in trouble, but efforts to save the ‘prairies of the sea’ are finally...
Scientists in Costa Rica are growing new corals to save reefs
For three years scientists with Raising Coral Costa Rica have been snapping off coral pieces from existing reefs to grow them in an underwater nursery.
Human activity is increasing severity and frequency of major marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves have become more than 20 times more frequent over the past 40 years due to human activity and the burning of greenhouse gases,...
‘Eco-anxiety’: how to spot it and what to do about it
Feeling overwhelmed by the existential challenge of climate change? You’re not alone
Climate change impacts on fisheries
Food security, climate change, and their complex and uncertain interactions are a major challenge for societies and ecologies (1). Global assessments of predicted changes in...