As acidity increases in ocean water, pH decreases — and it becomes harder for the ocean’s delicate ecosystems to stay ...

More information: Meng Guo et al, Rapid rise of early ocean pH under elevated weathering rates, Nature Geoscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01649-9 Provided by Yale University ...

Museum palaeontologist Prof Richard Twitchett explains, 'Ocean acidification is a change in the pH of seawater, which is normally around neutral'. The pH scale measures a substance's acidity or ...

Ocean acidification strips seawater of the materials that marine animals — such as corals, plankton and shellfish — use to build their shells and skeletons. This can stunt growth or cause deformations ...

Researchers have been exploring ocean alkalinity enhancement for the last five years. It's a way to remove carbon from our ...

It could also counteract ocean acidification ... On the other hand, alkalinity enhancement (lowering acidity) could benefit shell-forming organisms, like oysters and scallops.

That’s caused ocean CO2 levels to rise, making waters more acidic. But seagrasses can provide a buffer against that, too. By reducing the acidity of surrounding waters, seagrass ecosystems help ...

"The deep ocean is impacted by climate change similar to the shallow ocean — decreasing oxygen, increasing acidity and temperature will all have profound impacts." “Just off the bat ...

Humankind faces catastrophic changes in climate patterns, sea level, ocean acidity, public health, and ecosystems due to climate change. The modern era of climate change research began at Scripps ...

Many factors contribute to rising carbon dioxide levels. Studying ocean acidity in the past is difficult, but scientists know that an escalation in carbon dioxide levels was triggered in the 1800s by ...

Rapid sea ice loss and ocean acidification from climate change are altering the growth and nutritional value of microscopic algae. These algae are an essential food source for fish, krill ...