As oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, they are becoming increasingly acidic and shifting the delicate balance that supports marine life.
Ocean Acidification Impacts Oysters’ Memory of Environmental Stress
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Computer Model Solves Mystery of How Gas Bubbles Build Big Methane Hydrate Deposits
New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists’ understanding of how gas hydrates could contribute to climate change and energy security.
Power Struggles Hinder Urban Adaptation Policies to Climate Change
Transformative actions implemented by cities to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change may be hindered by political struggles for municipal power.
Stop Touching Your Face
It's an unconscious tic we do dozens of times a day. Texas A&M experts explain why you shouldn't touch your eyes, nose and mouth, and offer advice for breaking the habit.
Feeding Wildlife Can Disrupt Animal Social Structures
A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and San Diego State University has found that the practice of feeding wildlife could be more detrimental to animals than previously thought.
Microbes Far Beneath the Seafloor Rely on Recycling to Survive
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveal how microorganisms could survive in rocks nestled thousands of feet beneath the ocean floor in the lower oceanic crust, in a study published on March 11 in Nature.
