Marine Science
Ocean Census announces discovery of 866 new species
The Ocean Census collaborative effort to accelerate the discovery of marine life has announced the discovery of 866 new marine species.
The National Lobster Hatchery – giving lobsters a helping hand
Lewis Jefferies visits the UK's National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow as it continues to develop its successful stock-enhancement programme.
Wild fish can recognise individual divers
A study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour finds wild fish can recognise individual divers using external visual cues
Whale song shares complex similarities with human language
Scientists find humpback whale song has striking similarities to human languages, implying it is 'culturally transmitted' between generations
Study: turning dive sites into MPAs would both protect and provide
A new study says fully protecting dive sites would help restore marine life and generate revenue for local communities and the dive tourism
Genetic evidence proves orcas predate on Australian great white sharks
DNA taken from the carcass of a great white shark in Australia shows it was killed by orcas in the same manner as seen in South Africa
Manta Trust launches ‘Volunteer Time Off’ expeditions for businesses
The Manta Trust has launched a new initiative aimed at getting businesses involved in manta ray conservation through volunteering expeditions
New Guinness World Record for Living Underwater
German aerospace engineer Rüdiger 'Rudy' Koch breaks the Guinness World Record for underwater living in his eco-friendly Sea Pod
Rare ‘virgin’ shark birth in US aquarium
A swell shark pup born in a US aquarium without any males of the species present may be a rare case of parthenogenesis
Marshall Islands creates first marine protected area
The Marshall Islands has announced it is to implement protection around two of the country’s most biodiverse atolls, Bikar and Bokak.
Whale shark mating behaviour recorded at Ningaloo Reef
Scientists in Australia have witnessed whale shark mating behaviour at Ningaloo Reef, in what is believed to be the first…
Shark and ray populations halved by overfishing in last 50 years
A new study finds that overfishing has caused populations of sharks, rays and chimaeras to decline by half since 1970.
New species of bioluminescent pelagic nudibranch described by MBARI scientists
MBARI Scientists describe a new species of nudibranch, so different it represents an entirely new genus and family of sea slugs.
New species of chimaera discovered in New Zealand
A new species of chimaera - aka ghost shark - the narrow-nosed spookfish, has been discovered by scientists in New Zealand
SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching
Laboratory-grown corals of SECORE's Coral Seeding programme proved resistant to bleaching during the 2023 Caribbean marine heatwave
New seamount and species discovered in Nazca Ridge
A team of oceanographers led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute has found 20 new species and a new Nazca seamount
3,600-year-old bronze dagger found in ancient Turkish shipwreck
Scientists have discovered a bronze dagger with silver rivets in the wreckage of an ancient Minoan vessel off the coast of Türkiye.
‘Dark oxygen’ discovery – deep sea mining needs a rethink
The discovery that oxygen is produced in the bathypelagic zone means deep sea mining - and the origin of life - needs a serious rethink
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