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Stingrays can calculate. Scientists have trained the rays to do simple adding and subtracting. (They learned addition quicker, just like children do.)
A simple bottle of seawater shows the identifiable tracks of numerous species of shark - no need for baiting, hooking, filming or tagging.
We talk to Nuria Baylina about making the Manta Ray Azores project self-sufficient with the help of holidaying scuba divers.
Shark diving tourism is a growing industry estimated to be worth more than $25.5 million annually in Australia. A new report has documented the value on marine wildlife tourism, underlining a need for adequate management of shark species to ensure...
At 9 foot long, not including the tail, tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Harry Lindo is not exactly on the small side.  It’s not Harry’s size that is exciting scientists and shark enthusiasts, nor a photograph taken in 2009 by Ian...
Gorgeous new book explains all - a must for all nudibranch lovers
One of the extraordinary things about bull sharks is that they are as happy in freshwater as they are in the sea. They have even been seen far inland up the Mississippi river. Many spend time in...
Dugongs have been documented in China for hundreds of years, but now scientists have concluded that they are functionally extinct there.
All clownfish start off as male, but can switch to female when circumstances allow, for example, when the only female present dies or disappears. In a new study, researchers found that the male-to-female sex-change occurs first in...
Take part in the Shark Trust's community science project and to help gather vital information about global shark distribution. During the last week in July 2022 they want buddy pairs, dive centres, clubs and boats to record...