A baby sea turtle on a sandy beach.

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.

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Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Where the pH is the lowest, corals can no longer grow - sand, rubble and seagrasses replace the reef.

How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.

Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Tiny jellies in a petri dish.

A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.