According to a new study, ocean acidification planetary boundary, endangering marine life and coastal economies.

A team of planetary scientists, ecologists, and marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K., has found evidence suggesting that parts of the world's oceans ...

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 ...

A new assessment finds that the world’s oceans crossed the safe threshold for acidification in 2020, breaching a key planetary boundary and posing serious threats to marine life. Ocean acidification ...

What are some natural ways to fight ocean acidification? – J.K., Boston Ocean acidification, the lowered pH levels of ocean water, has become a big threat to the environment in recent years. According ...

Understand the chemistry behind ocean acidification in India's seas. Learn how $\text{pH}$ changes affect aquaculture, marine ...

Ocean acidity is one of the key markers of Earth's health, because if it tips too far towards acidic then the results can be catastrophic – and a new study suggests the world's waters are now entering ...

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By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities in Australia and worldwide will recover more slowly, lose ecological ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

University of Washington oceanographers decoded data from two sets of native coral samples collected more than a century apart, and found acidification there was accelerating.

The ocean has absorbed a significant portion carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, decreasing the pH of the water and leading to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean ...