Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2

Yale E360— For billions of years, the oceans have been absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Now, to boost that drawdown, startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.

Phys.org—Scientists find five new hydrothermal vents in Pacific Ocean. The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward thanks to teamwork between a deep-sea robot and a human occupied submarine leading to the recent discovery of five new hydrothermal vents in the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.

Daily Mail—thanks to 'dangerously weak' current of Atlantic Ocean, top scientists warn. An ocean current that carries cold water from around Antarctica up to the North Atlantic has weakened in the past two decades, which will cause oceans to warm and sea levels to rise.

NPR—As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer. Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.