Earth's acid test: When did ocean acidity allow life to commence?
Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...
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Ocean acidity delayed early life formation by 500 million years
Their model estimates that it took Earth 500 million years to neutralize ocean acidity enough to support life. While pockets ...
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Scientists issue warning after witnessing shocking phenomenon in the ocean: 'We can't keep ignoring'
The study identified bright and dark spots. Scientists issue warning after witnessing shocking phenomenon in the ocean: 'We ...
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OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
power plants and other human sources are absorbed by the world's oceans. The result? A frightening phenomenon that's making seawater more acidic, spelling disaster for many marine animals, from ...
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Answer to high ocean acidity may lie in carbon transfer from wetlands
The rise in carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere is also helping to acidify our oceans even further, resulting in more ...
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Alaska’s groundwater releases a huge amount of carbon into the ocean
A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...
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What causes ocean acidification?
Ocean acidification is mainly caused by carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere dissolving into the ocean. This leads to a lowering of the water's pH, making the ocean more acidic. Carbon dioxide is ...