environment

Liveaboards open up some of the best diving in the world. But at a cost to the environment. Discover how much carbon your liveaboard and flights are emitting and how you could offset it

The rebrand comes as Green Fins' are urgently ramping up their work due to climate change impacts. The initiative continues to grow and adapt from a simple code of conduct to an ever-expanding sustainable network. To date, the initiative has spread to 14 countries and connected with thousands of divers, dive professionals and operators worldwide.

It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater face of Greenland’s glaciers is a mystery to science. 

Restoring whale numbers would mean more iron in the water from their poo, which would mean more phytoplankton, and more carbon dioxide taken up from the atmosphere. Whales once contributed to as much carbon removal as forests of entire continents.

Thailand has banned several sunscreen products from the country’s national marine parks. These contain chemical compounds proven to be harmful to coral reefs People ignoring the ban can be fined 100,000 baht - nearly $3000...

Although some have argued that climate change is so overwhelming that conserving coral reefs on a local scale is futile, study finds local actions magnify the effects of climate-driven heat waves. Local action to conserve coral reefs can help reefs withstand the effects of climate change.

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

Tumble drying in a washing machine releases microplastic fibres as "laundry lint" which damages the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Plymouth exposed the...

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?

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.