The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and holds roughly 50 times the amount of carbon found in the atmosphere.

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION Aug. 4, 2025: A previous version of this report incorrectly said that there are phytoplankton in the upper layer of the atmosphere. Phytoplankton live in the upper layer ...

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SAN DIEGO — Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are using sound to detect the effects of climate change by listening to underwater sounds in the ocean, according to a recently ...

Kind tides impact the Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego, Calif. in 2023. Image: Scripps Institution of Oceangraphy/UC San Diego. For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

Scientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, ...