An unhealthy sea butterfly, or pteropod, showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged, dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions ...

Oceanic responses to climate and human interactions have been studied for decades. In recent years the effects of increasing ocean acidity have been featured, with stark images of coral reefs being ...

In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

Stressful childhoods can affect an individual's adult years and influence future generations. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, found a similar pattern holds true for red abalone ...

Ocean acidification is no longer a distant threat—it has officially crossed a critical planetary boundary, according to a 2025 study led by the UK’s Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the National ...

Ocean acidification, driven by rising atmospheric CO₂ absorption into seawater, imposes multifaceted challenges on the early life stages of marine bivalves. Larvae, which rely on rapid precipitation ...

A small but growing group of scientists and researchers is exploring ocean-based carbon geoengineering, which involves adding chemicals to make oceans less acidic. These largely untested experimental ...

The beleaguered snow crab of the Bering Sea may have one strength that could help their population endure rapidly changing marine conditions: an apparent resilience to ocean acidification. Research by ...

To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are placed in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden. The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used ...

This adult 5-year-old red abalone has just released its eggs after spawning April 2, 2021. The tiny green dots on the bottom of the container are her eggs. (Isabelle Neylan/UC Davis) Stressful ...