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Fish on Acid Lose Fear of Predators

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 15, 2014 Some fish species in increasingly acidic tropical seas are losing their sense of smell and becoming easier prey for predators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Science Is ‘Beyond Argument’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 17, 2014 Beset by pollution, overfishing and often uncontrolled exploitation, the world's high seas are also under mounting pressure from climate change, a panel of international leaders says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Will Hit Seafloor Life

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jan 3, 2014 Many species are likely to be damaged by the effects of climate change on deep-sea communities, and animals are expected to grow smaller. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Climate Change Pushes Marine Life Toward the Poles

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 5, 2013 The biological makeup of the oceans is rearranging in response to changing water temperatures. Species are being pushed toward the poles at a rate of almost four and a half miles per year as they seek environments they can survive in. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Navy Unloads Bombs in Great Barrier Reef

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2013 American fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into the world's largest network of coral structures last week when a training exercise went wrong, the U.S. Navy said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Massive Undersea Oil Plumes Spell Trouble

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2010 What's 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick? The largest of a set of enormous oil plumes deep in the Gulf of Mexico that suggests that leakage from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than the government and BP originally thought. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )