by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 12, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
Carbon is the backbone of life. It is literally in our bones among everything else from plants and rocks to the air we breathe and in the oceans. With the unique ability to bond to a multitude of atoms, carbon can build large, complex carbon-based molecules necessary...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 5, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
Research cruise tests new technologies As humans continue burning fossil fuels, much of the carbon emitted into the atmosphere eventually makes its way into the ocean. This past fall, the University of Rhode Island research vessel R/V Endeavor embarked on a week-long...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Cynthia Drummond | Courtesy of the Westerly Sun [divider style=”solid” color=”#eeeeee” width=”1px”] NARRAGANSETT — As more carbon dioxide is pumped into the earth’s atmosphere, approximately 25 percent of it is being absorbed by...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Rhode Island is identified in a new study as one of the top at-risk areas from ocean acidification in the nation. A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change looks at impacts on shellfish stocks from ocean acidification, identifying Rhode Island...
