Environment: Earth's acid test

As the oceans rapidly grow more acidic, scientists are scrambling to discover how marine life is likely to react.

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Quirin Schiermeier
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Quirin Schiermeier is a senior reporter with Nature in Munich.

Schiermeier, Q. Environment: Earth's acid test. Nature 471, 154–156 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471154a