Oceans and Seas

The S.S. United States May Soon Find New Life on the Florida Seafloor

The S.S. United States, one of the fastest ships to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean, may be sunk off the coast and turned into a habitat to marine life as the world’s largest artificial reef.

By Kate Christobek

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Carbon Dioxide Chemistry Earth Environment Fish and Other Marine Life Geoengineering Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Oceans and Seas Research Science and Technology Start-ups Water

Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?

By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.

By Brad Plumer Raymond Zhong and Greta Rybus

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Carbon Dioxide Chemistry Earth Environment Fish and Other Marine Life Geoengineering Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Oceans and Seas Research Science and Technology Start-ups Water

Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?

By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.

By Brad Plumer Raymond Zhong and Greta Rybus

Appointments and Executive Changes Batteries Cobalt Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Environment Ethics and Official Misconduct Greenpeace International Seabed Authority Lodge, Michael W Metals Company, The Mines and Mining Nickel Oceans and Seas Offshore Drilling and Exploration Regulation and Deregulation of Industry United Nations

Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining

The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties.

By Eric Lipton

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