LAPUSH — Scientists are optimistic that sophisticated monitors now operating off the North Olympic Peninsula coast will help them understand acidity levels that are skyrocketing both in the ocean and ...

Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration and, ...

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The first buoy to monitor ocean acidification has been launched in the Gulf of Alaska reports the National Science Foundation (NSF). Scientists hope the instrument, which will transmit data via ...

Anderson and Kathryn explore pH, acidity and the link between carbon dioxide and acidity. Student host Anderson and Southern Research’s Kathryn Lanier explore the pH of various household substances ...

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 ...