Marine Science

Pygmy blue whales, Turks & Caicos Aggressor, underwater sound, 50 years of Jaws, Aqaba military museum, Big Shot winners

Scientists have found that sythesising the scent of a crown-of-thorns starfish may round them up for removal during reef-destroying outbreaks

RRFB has successfully bred critically endangered pillar corals to combat its reduction through stony coral tissue loss disease and bleaching

The Manta Caribbean Project is doing vital work to protect manta rays off the coast of Mexico – DIVE talks to its charismatic founder.

Scientists have documented the first case of xanthism in a brighty-coloured nurse shark found off the coast of Costa Rica

An interview with physicist, oceanographer and author Helen Czerski about Blue Machine, her award-winning book about the physics of the oceans

Scientists formally describe a third species of manta ray, sixteen years after MMF's Dr Andrea Marshall predicted its existence

A species of stony coral thought to be extinct has been spotted in the Galápagos Islands for the first time in 24 years.

A new paper documents an extraordinary encounter as tiger sharks and oceanic whitetips are seen peacefully feeding together off Hawai'i

Ocean Census partners with JAMSTEC to explore the deep-sea habitats and volcanic trenches off Japan's southern coast

Previously unknown coral gardens, hydrothermal vents and new species have been discovered during an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands

Schmidt Ocean Institute's ROV, SuBastian, has captured the first ever footage of a colossal squid in ints natural habitat - and it's a baby!

Scientists have documented what is thought to be the first confirmed case of a shark species making sounds

Nudibranchs and sea slugs that are active during daylight hours are more brightly coloured and patterned than their nocturnal counterparts

National Geographic Pristine Seas launches an expedition to study and film the waters of Fiji and Rotuma to support ocean protection efforts

A recent survey commissioned by MCS finds that the majority of UK citizens are unaware of forever chemicals and the dangers they pose

A new study finds that sea turtle populations around the world are on the rise, largely thanks to global campaigns for their protection

All is well at Wakatobi: A conversation with Wakatobi's resident marine biologist, Julia Mellers, about her reef monitoring programme