Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...
Biological carbon pumping’ is a natural process by which an ocean transfers carbon from the atmosphere into the deep sea ...
The ocean has long acted as a stabilizing force in the climate system, quietly drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere ...
Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...
A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find ...
Microplastics could be impacting the oceans’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) which is critical for regulating Earth’s ...
New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system. A recent study suggests ...
A study by German scientists reveals that ocean acidification, driven by human activities, could weaken sharks' teeth, ...
Plastics', analysed 89 studies from 2010 to 2025, including peer-reviewed research and international reports, to assess the ...
Keith Larson, head of the Abisko Scientific Research Station, walks past a pond formed by melting permafrost under the ground at the Storflaket mire in August 2021, in Norrbotten County, Sweden.
Rivers deliver freshwater, nutrients, and carbon to Earth's oceans, influencing the chemistry of coastal seawater worldwide.
As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...