Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionise the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. This new approach, that will be ...

I am going to expand on the excellent introduction Hannah gave you to the science of ocean acidification (OA) in an earlier blog. In doing so, I will highlight some of the bigger picture implications ...

"The social structures supporting [these fish] can quietly fall apart." ...

Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) have for the first time shown that increased acidification of ...

The acidification of the oceans caused by human activity is already altering the production of marine plankton shells in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the worrying conclusion of a study led by the ...

An international research team develops a rubric for governments and policymaking bodies to evaluate preparedness for ocean acidification. In a paper published today in the journal Environmental ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems. In June 2025, a study found that ...

MAYOTTE, INDIAN OCEAN - NOVEMBER 2017: Diver from the Mayotte Marine Natural Park carry out a survey on the reef, called REEFCHECK, on November 27, 2017, Mayotte, Comoros archipelago, Indian Ocean.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The newly published 2025 Planetary Health Check report confirms transgression of the ocean acidification planetary boundary — the seventh Earth ...

Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...