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Researchers want to dump thousands of gallons of sodium hydroxide into the ocean in an effort to slow climate change.

Scientists Seeking Permit to Dump Chemical Into Ocean in Experiment to Fight Climate Change

By Victor Tangermann

A new paper warns that increasingly acidic oceans will lead to a collapse of the global food web within the next few decades.

Researchers Claim Collapsing Ocean Ecosystem Will Devastate Humanity Within 25 Years

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found a shark that had its teeth and skin almost completely eaten away by ocean acidification and chemical pollution.

Pollution Dissolved This Shark’s Teeth and Skin, Researchers Say

By Dan Robitzski

All coral reefs across the planet will likely be dead in 80 years — killed by a combination of warming waters and ocean acidification.

New Research: All Coral Reefs May Be Completely Dead by 2100

By Jon Christian

A new study has found that the Pacific Ocean's increasingly acidic water is dissolving the shells of newly hatched Dungeness crabs.

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The Ocean Is Getting so Acidic That It’s Dissolving Crabs’ Shells

By Kristin Houser

Ocean acidification is literally eating away at sharks' skin, destroying the layer of tiny scales that helps them swim and hunt.

Our Acidic Oceans Are Eating Away at Sharks’ Skin

By Dan Robitzski

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

Australia Has Big Plans to Save the Great Barrier Reef. But It Can’t Do It Alone.

By Claudia Geib

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Climate Change Is Acidifying Our Lakes and Rivers the Same Way It Does With Oceans

By Chelsea Gohd

Research Finds Human Activity Has Increased Ocean Acidification

Research Finds Human Activity Has Increased Ocean Acidification

By Jelor Gallego