October 16, 2018
Congress, states look to address impacts of ocean acidification
Global ocean chemistry is changing at a historically unprecedented rate, with rising ocean acidity threatening populations of shellfish and other …
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October 16, 2018
Gulf Stream eddies transport iron to North Atlantic subtropical gyre
Dust from the Sahara Desert is a major supplier of iron to the North Atlantic subtropical gyre — the huge circular ocean current stretching …
October 29, 2013
XPRIZE offers new ocean health awards
XPRIZE, the organization that used competition to propel the development of private space travel and super-efficient vehicles, is now making a …
January 5, 2012
Shell-shocked: How different creatures deal with an acidifying ocean
To survive in the ocean, soft-bodied organisms must possess one of five traits: big teeth, toxic flesh, invisibility, quickness or a hard shell. …
January 5, 2012
Fish guts can alter ocean's chemistry
The ocean’s surface waters contain many more microorganisms than fish — and so for years, the carbonate-shelled microorganisms were thought to be …