Red alert in Antarctica
The year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a "punch in the guts."
ocean warming
Pink sea urchins are inching into shallower B.C. waters as climate changes
Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life.
The Mediterranean Sea is so hot, it’s forming CO2-belching crystals
In the rapidly warming Eastern Mediterranean, water stratifies into layers, like a cake. That’s allowing carbon-spewing crystals to form.
Our oceans aren’t just warming — they sound different
Humans are polluting the seas with sound, while warming waters change how noise propagates. What does that mean for whales and other animals?
Earth has heated at rate of 2.8 billion Hiroshima bombs
The heat absorbed in Earth’s oceans reached a new record in 2019
Chasing the methane dragon that lurks in the deep sea
We went into the depths of the ocean with a scientist seeking to understand how frozen gas deposits might respond in a rapidly warming world.