Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 07:30 in Earth & Climate

Shelled marine creatures living in increasingly acidified oceans face a fight for survival as the impacts of climate change spread, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and the University of Plymouth, UK, assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory “triton shell” gastropod (Charonia lampas). They […]

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