Oceans

First oceans may have been acidic
April 10, 2017

A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity.
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Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica
March 28, 2017

A comparison of Antarctic biodiversity and its management with global trends finds that it is more similar to the rest of the world than previously believed.
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How China is poised for marine fisheries reform
January 17, 2017

China has introduced an unprecedented policy platform for stewarding its fisheries and other marine resources.
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Future of Antarctic marine protected areas is at risk
October 17, 2016
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Does the new La Niña forecast mean a dry winter for California?
August 15, 2016

Stanford Earth's Daniel Swain explains that the expected La Niña could end up being fairly weak and open up the possibility for normal rainfall in Southern California.
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Oceans
Freshwater resources
Protecting Coral Reefs with Bubbles
March 24, 2016

Bubbles – yes, bubbles – could help protect coral reefs, oyster farms, and other coastal ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification, according to new Stanford research.
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Oxygen-starved oceans held back life's recovery after the 'Great Dying'
February 16, 2016

Analysis of ancient seabed rocks from disparate locations reveal that life did not rebound until anoxia had fully ebbed.
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Animals tend to evolve toward larger sizes over time
February 19, 2015

New Stanford research shows that animals tend to evolve toward larger body sizes over time. Over the past 542 million years, the mean size of marine animals has increased 150-fold.
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