A new work by UC Irvine and other scientists has found that trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought.
March 18 2013, 3:54 pm
Read MoreScientists are blaming slightly higher levels of carbon dioxide in Pacific Ocean for the failure of oyster larvae to survive.
April 12 2012, 9:29 am
Read MoreHuman-induced carbon dioxide emissions for the past 100 to 200 years have already raised acidity of world’s oceans far.
January 23 2012, 1:30 pm
Read MoreMuch of the CO2 was hidden in the ocean, which explains its low atmosphere concentration during the last Ice Age 20,000 years ago.
March 30 2012, 4:36 pm
Read MoreFor the first time in human history, the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere has passed the milestone level of 400 parts per million (ppm).
May 11 2013, 10:22 am
Read MoreA study of the humble sea urchin has shown British scientists a process that could revolutionize efforts to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the principal cause of climate change.
February 6 2013, 2:35 pm
Read MoreA hole in the Antarctic ozone layer has changed the way waters in the southern oceans mix, which scientists say could impact global climate change.
February 1 2013, 4:48 pm
Read More: Can you imagine seas and oceans completely bereft of colourful fish? The possibility may not be all that far-fetched, thanks to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
January 16 2012, 5:27 pm
Read MoreIncreasing acidity in oceans, caused by heightened levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), may be strangling shallow coral reefs, says a new study.
February 28 2013, 6:13 pm
Read MoreOceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide (CO2) released by human activities.
August 2 2012, 5:21 pm
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