But by dissolving their skeletons, ocean acidification could negatively affect this natural way of cutting carbon from the atmosphere. Discover more about ocean acidification and its impacts.

Ocean acidification adds yet another threat ... But altering oceanic pH is also likely to have a direct impact on their physiology. Researchers in Australia have found, for example, that young ...

There are numerous effects on fisheries, including impaired growth and survival of shellfish; loss of essential nursery grounds such as reefs; and shifts in prey abundance. On the current path, ocean ...

If shellfish populations collapse, the animals that eat them will also suffer, with ripple effects throughout the ocean's food web. Two important planetary ecosystems, coral reefs and polar regions, ...

Most field research on ocean acidification has focused on mid- to high-latitude regions where diatoms, coccolithophores, and ...

A new study of some of California’s most commercially significant aquatic species paints a grim picture for the future of the ...

In UK, Project SeaCURE is pioneering technology to extract CO₂ directly from seawater, enhancing the ocean's natural carbon ...

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals. Antarctic krill (Euphausia ...

Richard says, 'Some are able to survive and reproduce, although it becomes more efficient for them to be smaller, and this could have a big impact on the food chain.' Why does the acidity of the ocean ...