Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.
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Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.
Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes in the water column where many creatures live.
Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.
From planting mangroves to dumping minerals in the ocean, there are lots of ideas for ocean carbon dioxide removal – and even more questions.
Scientists watched in real time as rising ocean heat transformed the sprawling reef. It was a harbinger for ecosystems everywhere as the planet warms.
A marine version of the Stanford marshmallow experiment helped show cuttlefish can delay gratification.
We are only just beginning to understand the importance of this deep and hidden area of the inter-reef that supports a rich diversity of marine life.
Some animals, such as ghost shrimps can even cope with water that is saltier than normal seawater. It’s all down to evolution.
Pumping very salty water into the ocean has surprisingly little impact on marine life.
The bird faces a wave of challenges – from climate change to human hunters.
There are plenty of mammals that have adapted to life in water, some more than others. That meant they also had to adapt the way they feed.
The next cancer breakthrough could be found in international waters – but who’s in charge of the high seas?
It didn’t turn out well for the whale who went to Westminster, but others have made a happy home in British waters.
Sea life can be fascinating and terrifying at the same time. Some creatures look beautiful on the outside but harbour darkness within. Some of the scariest tactics of the deep sea go on display when these…
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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