“In a way, the ocean has been our greatest champion in the fight against climate change,” Glaubke said. “But without a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Summer vacation season is in full swing, and as families head to the beach, you may have heard the old advice that if you get a cut walking on a shell, or maybe have a blister, go ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

Patrick Megonigal, Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center A firefighting plane dumps water on one of the fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Brian van der ...

For nearly a year now, a bizarre heating event has been unfolding across the world’s oceans. In March 2023, global sea surface temperatures started shattering record daily highs, and have stayed that ...