Gizmodo.com July 20, 2026 • 20:50

Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet - Gizmodo

By Ellyn Lapointe

Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet - Gizmodo

Human activity is draining oxygen from marine waters, and it's past time to take this crisis seriously.

Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all multicellular life on Earth, is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems. In a new review, scientists warn that this rapidly escalating, human-dri… [+4547 chars]

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