A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.
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Scientists Use Salinity to Trace Changes in the U.S. Northeast Coastal Ocean
The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem.
A Vicious Cycle: How Methane Emissions From Warming Wetlands Could Exacerbate Climate Change
Warming in the Arctic is intensifying methane emissions, contributing to a vicious feedback loop that could accelerate climate change even more, according to a new study published May 7 in Nature.
Seawater Microbes are a Powerful Tool for Diagnosing Coral Reef Health and Strengthening Conservation Efforts, According to New Paper
Corals everywhere on the planet live in harmony with microscopic organisms.
Study Reveals Healing the Ozone Hole Helps the Southern Ocean Take Up Carbon
New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are reversible, but only if greenhouse gas emissions rapidly decrease.
The Ocean May be Absorbing Less Carbon, But it May Not be Due to Climate Change - Yet
The ocean has absorbed about 30% of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities since the Industrial Revolution, significantly slowing the pace of climate change.