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Killer Whales Die without Chinook Salmon
When you mention killer whales, the image of one ambushing a terrified seal often springs to mind. But there are populations of killer...
Fleet of robots maps ocean fronts
The robots will help us to understand and monitor how key issues such as climate change, ocean acidification, unsustainable fishing, pollution, waste, loss of habitats and biodiversity, shipping, security and mining are affecting global ocean sustainability and stewardship.
Minke Whales Should Not be Culled
A new genetic analysis of Antarctic minke whales concludes that population of these smaller baleen whales have not increased as a result of the...
Weird and wonderful animals discovered in the deep sea
Okeanos Explorer completes latest expedition with fabulous photos and videos of extraordinary deep sea creatures.
Lionfish begin invasion into Mediterranean Sea: Cyprus already colonised
Scientists urge divers to remove lionfish whent they see them in the Mediterranean as they are a huge threat to native species
Robot technology to measure marine wildlife
Two robotic vehicles will work together over the next three weeks to investigate why the Celtic deep area of the Celtic sea is particularly attractive to marine predators like dolphins and whales.
Scientists unveil first maps of deep sea corals
Proposed marine protected areas will cover just 30% of the UK’s deep sea coral reefs and 3% of the sponge fields, according to the first-ever set of maps detailing where vulnerable deep-sea habitats are likely to be found in the North East Atlantic.
Global warming turns fish deaf
Is it important that global warming turns fish deaf? Yes. For coral reef fish, sound is vital for them to judge where to settle...
Sex-change crustaceans retain some masculinity
Male crustaceans avoid being completely feminised by pollutant-contaminated seawater as they "lock down" their maleness.
New research by scientists at the University of Portsmouth has...
Government must act on State of Nature Report
The UK's first State of Nature report, which has been launched by Sir David Attenborough, reveals that 60% of UK wildlife species are in...