environment

What happens to baby turtles after they scramble off the sandy beaches where they are born and swim into the open ocean?

Protecting over 80% of the habitats for endangered marine species, increasing fishing catches by more than eight million metric tons and reducing carbon release? It can be done.

Nudging visiting divers towards environmentally friendly behaviour works

Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to extract the oxygen they need from their environment. Animals...

Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited islands in the world, is creating the fourth largest marine reserve on the planet.

Tumble drying in a washing machine releases microplastic fibres as "laundry lint" which damages the gills, liver and DNA of marine species,...

Fighting the ever growing problem of ocean trash through beach cleanups and underwater gill net removals, saving thousands of marine lives that would have otherwise perished is being hampered by COVID-19 - can you help?

Oil has become synonymous with danger to marine life, destroying the insulating effects of fur and the water repellency of feathers. Animals attempting to...

Persistent temperature stress is degrading coral reefs worldwide, but a new study by Florida Institute of Technology scientists has found that corals in naturally...

Researchers have created a device that can swiftly analyse microbes in oceans, revealing the health of these organisms - too tiny to be seen by the naked eye - and their response to threats to their ecosystems.