A new hypothesis on ocean acidification

A new hypothesis on ocean acidification

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been rising due to the burning of fossil fuels. Increased absorption of this carbon by the oceans is lowering the seawater pH (the scale which measures how

Two small islands have sunk into the sea between India and Sri Lanka

Two small islands have sunk into the sea between India and Sri Lanka

Two small islands in South Asia’s first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining. The islets were in a group in the Gulf of Mannar, between India and Sri Lanka.The Indo-Pacific region is considered to contain some of