Satellites highlight a 30-year rise in ocean acidification
Oceans play a vital role in taking the heat out of climate change, but at a cost. New research supported by ESA and using different...
New Partnership Seeks to Protect 18 Million Square Kilometers of Ocean Over Next Five Years
The ocean covers about 70% of Earth and provides a suite of vital services to humanity
Scientists Find Underwater Plants Can Combat Ocean Acidification
Human-generated carbon emissions are causing the world’s oceans to become more acidic. Since the start of the industrial revolution, when mankind’s emissions began ramping up,...
A Small Hint of Big Trouble in the Oceans
Some scientists fear that meltwater from Greenland may be affecting ocean currents that help regulate far-reaching weather patterns.
As Warming Oceans Bring Tough Times to California Crab Fishers, Scientists Say Diversifying is Key to Survival
California’s Dungeness crab fishermen have had a rough year. Poor meat quality, endangered whales migrating too close to shore and price disputes with wholesalers kept...
Warming Seas Are Accelerating Greenland’s Glacier Retreat
Greenland’s melting glaciers, which plunge into Arctic waters via steep-sided inlets, or fjords, are among the main contributors to global sea level rise in response...
Southern Ocean waters are warming faster than thought, threatening Antarctic ice
The Southern Ocean is one of the most important yet least explored and understood regions of the planet when it comes to determining how global...
Ocean 100: Profits from world’s seas dominated by 100 companies
Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the world's seas, researchers said on Wednesday, calling on them to help save the oceans...