Rob Dunbar: The Threat of Ocean Acidification
Rob Dunbar hunts for data on our climate from 12,000 years ago, finding clues inside ancient seabeds and corals. His work is vital in setting baselines for fixing our current climate — and, scarily, in tracking the rise of deadly ocean acidification. Tags: climate, Inspiring, ocean, Rob Dunbar, sea, Technology
Susan Shaw: The oil spill’s toxic trade-off
Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that’s grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it’s sparing some beaches only at devastating cost to the health of the deep sea. Tags: Business, Health, oil, sea, spill, Susan Shaw
