BY EARTH.ORG  | EARTH.ORG | APR 14TH 2021 | 3 MINS Migration of Marine Species from the Equator to Cooler Waters The number of marine species natural tapers off as you head towards the poles. Ecologists have assumed that this global pattern has remained stable over recent centuries, but a new study has found that the ocean

BY SOPHIE HADLEY | EARTH.ORG | JAN 13TH 2021| 4 MINS Ocean Acidification Linked to Plastic Pollution- Study New research has found that pollution from plastic waste dumped into the world’s oceans is correlated with ocean acidification, which occurs when the water’s chemistry is altered as CO2 is absorbed by seawater. This process reduces water PH levels

EARTH.ORG | AUG 20TH 2020 | 3 MINS Ocean Plastic Pollution Is On Track to Triple By 2040 The annual flow of plastic into the ocean is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which could add up to 110 pounds of plastic trash for every meter of coastline worldwide, a new

BY GEORGINA PAXMAN | EARTH.ORG | JUL 23RD 2020 | 5 MINS Biodiversity in the Deep Ocean Faces Unavoidable Threats from the Climate Crisis – Study How will the climate crisis affect biodiversity in the deepest depths of the ocean? In a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers have found that even

BY EARTH.ORG | MAY 26TH 2020 | 2 MINS Ocean Microplastic Pollution is Vastly Underestimated- Study New research suggests that the amount of ocean microplastic pollution has likely been vastly underestimated, and that there are at least double the number of particles as previously thought.  — Published in the journal Environmental Pollution, the researchers used nets