Dehradun: Ocean acidification is accelerating at an alarming rate, with ocean surface pH declining globally at –0.

Six high school students at the Alabama School of Math and Science are taking science to the sea. They are students from all ...

The impact of hurricanes when they travel over land, or when they affect ships or oil-drilling platforms, are quite well ...

But ocean acidification, which doesn’t receive the same attention, has potentially disastrous effects on marine ecosystems and fisheries. Weak storm seasons could impact every shell producer ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

The sediments deposited into the traps in the deep ocean aid in the formation of shallow water reefs, which in turn help in carbon capturing and storage. The study also highlights the role of shallow ...

With collection points at increasing depths along the mooring line, the traps constantly collect the sinking particles of sediment, microplankton shells, detritus, and pollutants that drift down ...