More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals
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A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.
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The water 'round here's not what it used to be The European Science Foundation has warned that climate change is already having a significant impact on marine life. Warmer seas and changing salinity levels are leading to unprecedented movements of species, threatening the stability of the marine ecosystem as a whole.â¦
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Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave of misery across Indian Ocean coastal
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Southern California marine mammal hospitals have been overwhelmed by sea lions sick from domoic acid, a toxin released by large blooms of algae.
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The tsunami which killed hundreds of people in southern Thailand may also have killed the coral reefs which attract large numbers of foreign tourists, a Thai marine scientist was quoted on Tuesday as saying.
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A controversial new study suggests Mars had an acidic ocean. The strange brew spiked with sulfates and iron could still have harbored life, scientists say.
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By Jessica Lim  WHY return from a diving trip with bad sunburns, when you could help save the planet at the same time, writes JESSICA LIM.  Armed with a pencil and waterproof paper, the diver hovered over the corals. "Sea urchins, sea urchins, and more sea urchins.
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Rising sea temperatures will boost coral growth, according to Australian research that flies in the face of predictions that climate change could spell death for the world&#39;s coral reefs.
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Orange coral common to the Caribbean has bacteria to thank for its hue, say US marine scientists.
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Although the oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface, human activity has affected even the remotest corners of the marine environment -- usually for the worse.
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U.S. scientists say healthy coral reefs provide adjacent coastlines with more protection from tsunamis than do unhealthy or dead reefs.
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Researchers are going scuba diving in Lake Michigan later this month to try to learn why an increasing amount of stinky green algae is accumulating on the shore.
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Toxin from a deadly sea snail found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could revolutionize the treatment of chronic pain relief, scientists from the University of Queensland said on Tuesday.
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Scientists say there has been a worrying drop in the amount of CO2 soaked up by the world's oceans.
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VANCOUVER - A fungus usually found in tropical climates has been linked to the deaths of at least three people on Vancouver Island, raising concerns that climate change may be responsible.
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By Elizabeth John  CORAL reefs contribute to the annual fish catch that provides food for about one billion people in Asia alone but nowhere are they most at risk than in this same region.
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Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third because of increased ocean warming, according to a new Australian study which contradicts the long-held belief that global warming is destroying the reefs.