USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO2 and helps protect the long ...

Adding crushed calcium carbonate—limestone—to agricultural fields can remove tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each ...

The ocean plays a vital role in protecting the planet, absorbing about 31% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released by human activity, storing it in its ...

Whale excrement, rich in nutrients, fertilizes the oceans by feeding phytoplankton. These microorganisms form the base of the ...

This story is part of “Cultivating the Coast,” a special report that explores Harpswell’s rapidly growing aquaculture ...

The narrative of life on Earth is marked by a continual ebb and flow, characterized by the emergence and extinction of countless species over time. Extinction, an inherent aspect of the evolutionary ...

In my role as a staff research associate at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, I spend time at sea about once a year deploying robotic floats with biogeochemical sensors. The floats ...

The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate.

In Puerto Rico, CPI found that overlapping local and federal jurisdictions have often created bureaucratic paralysis that has ...