Coral reefs worldwide release trillions of gametes in tightly synchronized bursts triggered by lunar cycles and darkness patterns. This mass spawning event sustains marine biodiversity but faces mounting threats from climate change, ocean acidification, and light pollution that disrupt timing mechanisms.
In 2025, AI-powered autonomous underwater vehicles are revolutionizing deep-sea exploration, discovering thousands of new species annually in Earth's last frontier—the ocean depths covering 70% of our planet. While technologies like 6,000-lumen ROVs, underwater gliders, and submersibles capable of diving 8,000+ meters are revealing bioluminescent ecosystems and creatures previously unknown to science, they also enable destructive deep-sea mining that threatens to destroy habitats before we ev...
Ocean acidification has breached a planetary boundary, threatening marine ecosystems from coral reefs to shellfish industries. While CO₂ emissions are the root cause, solutions from emissions cuts to marine protected areas offer hope if we act decisively now.
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