Marine iguana: Exploring habitat, diet, behaviour, and more of the only lizard to live on land and sea
The Galápagos Islands' marine iguanas are unique reptiles that have adapted to life on land and in the sea. These remarkable creatures, known for their dark scales and swimming abilities, forage for ...
World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands
National Geographic scientists say they’ve discovered the world’s largest coral near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean — an undersea mass that is so big, it can be seen from space.
Ocean warming and acidification threaten key ocean plankton groups, study warns
According to a recent study published in Nature, many planktonic foraminifera species may face unprecedented environmental ...
Plankton are the backbone of the ocean — and may not survive what’s coming
Yet these tiny organisms - called plankton - may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of ...
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Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns
Fossil fuel projects are putting the Pacific Coral Triangle’s unique marine ecosystem at risk, according to a new report presented Oct. 31 at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP 16 ...
Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won’t survive future climate change – new study
Scientists have compared data from the last ice age, around 21,000 years ago, and modern records to see what happened to ...
Ice Age plankton model suggests sea life will struggle to survive future global warming
A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming ...
Shellfish dying, lobster leaving: Mass. marine ecosystem faces hotter, harsher future as climate warms
Climate change is already causing native fish species to flee northward or die, and it’s only expected to get worse, local ...
Climate change threatening more than 40% of the world's corals with extinction, conservation group says
Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...