Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Of four common corals and algae tested, three still produced shells in conditions that mimic oceans if atmospheric CO2 concentrations reached 1,000 ppm. David Biello reports   ...

This in turn is predicted to dissolve the coral reefs and kill the oysters, clams, mussels and algae that have calcareous shells. It was named “global warming’s evil twin”. Seawater in the open ocean ...

A startling new study shows that the waters surrounding Hawai‘i are heading toward levels of ocean acidification not seen in thousands of years—and fast. Even under the most optimistic emissions ...

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. Two ...

A third of the planet’s coral reef ecosystems are at risk of being damaged by warming sea temperatures and subsequent coral ... voyage deep below the Atlantic Ocean. ... shells. ALEX ROGERS ...

Greenpeace scientists have identified a dense patch of deep-sea corals in one of the lease areas where Royal Dutch Shell is slated to start drilling in the Chukchi Sea, a find that highlights the ...

Off southern Tasmania, at depths between 700 and 1,500 metrers (2,300 and 5000 feet,) more than 100 undersea mountains provide rocky pedestals for deep-sea coral reefs. Unlike shallow tropical ...

The shells of the normally large sea snail predators were also thinner and less dense. Acidity levels are greater near ocean floor volcanic vents off the coast of Japan. As carbon dioxide bubbles ...