What can the pH level of the subsurface ocean on Enceladus tell us about finding life there? This is what a recent study accepted to Icarus hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the ...

Whether or not we can swim in water depends (in part at least) on its pH. If you regular visit a swimming pool, you’ll be ...

How acidic is the ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus? It's a fundamental question to understanding if this geyser-spouting moon could support life. Enceladus is part of a family of icy worlds, ...

Scientists have inferred that a soda or alkaline ocean (containing NaHCO3 and/or Na2CO3) inside of Enceladus interacts geochemically with a rocky core. Geochemical modeling and laboratory experiments ...

Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking study released by researchers from leading international institutions, a surprising trend has emerged regarding ocean acidification rates. Over the past 18 months, ...

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced more than $24 million in grant funding for projects looking at ways to remove carbon, or reduce its effects, in ...

Swimming in the sea of the Saturnian moon Enceladus might be like taking a dip in household ammonia. An ocean hidden beneath the moon’s icy crust is highly alkaline, similar to soda lakes on Earth, ...

The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and holds roughly 50 times the amount of carbon found in the atmosphere.