A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of ...

In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

An unhealthy sea butterfly, or pteropod, showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged, dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions ...

World leaders are currently gathering in the glittering coastal city of Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference. As they’re waving banners of hope and ambition, the ocean they claim to ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems. In June 2025, a study found that ...

“The signs of the ocean in distress are all around us”, said Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Ocean, at the conference in Nice, France last week.

A new assessment finds that the world’s oceans crossed the safe threshold for acidification in 2020, breaching a key planetary boundary and posing serious threats to marine life. Ocean acidification ...

Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. A new partnership has been signed which formalizes a long ...

FILE - Oyster farming at Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery in Tillamook, Ore., in this 2020 file photo. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University ...