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Marine Megafauna Foundation announces new Socorro research expedition

Marine Megafauna Foundation announces new Socorro research expedition

MMF is offering scuba diving citizen scientists the chance to join an expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in January 2024
a caribbean box hellyfish photographed at night

Deep-thinking jellyfish can learn by association

ByStuart ButlerSep 28, 2023
Jellyfish don’t have a central brain as such but, as scientists have recently discovered, they can learn through association
Octopus Garden breeding hotspot found in Monterey Bay

Octopus Garden breeding hotspot found in Monterey Bay

ByStuart ButlerAug 30, 2023
Thousands of breeding Octopuses - an 'Octopus Garden' - have found in the deep sea near Monterey Bay, California
Basking sharks discovered to be warm-blooded

Basking sharks discovered to be warm-blooded

Previous assumptions about basking sharks may be proven incorrect as a new study finds they are almost certainly warm bloooded fish
New study shows effect of climate change on ocean colour

New study shows effect of climate change on ocean colour

ByDIVE StaffJul 19, 2023
A new NOC study reports 56 per cent of the ocean has changed colour as a result of changes in the distribution of plankton
The future of deep-sea mining is being decided this week

The future of deep-sea mining is being decided this week

Deep-sea mining could be a prime source of minerals for the green energy transition - or an environmental catastrophe - nobody's sure...
Octopus nursery discovered in recent Costa Rica Octopus Odyssey Expedition

New deep-sea octopus nursery discovered in Costa Rica

ByVictoria HeathJul 7, 2023
A potentially new species of octopus has been found during a 19-day expedition that discovered the third known octopus nursery in world
Underwater view of ocean with school of fish

Oxygen loss from seas may reverse in future, new study suggests

ByVictoria HeathJun 29, 2023
A Rutgers-led study brings hope to reverse oxygen loss in the Earth's seas due to climate change, spelling good news for planet's future
mmf andrea marshall takes a selfie with a giant oceancic manta ray

How the Marine Megafauna Foundation makes sustainability sustainable

Marine Megafauna Foundation co-founders Andrea Marshall and Simon Pierce talk to DIVE about what 'sustainability' really means
Study explains why Orcas are attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar

Study explains why Orcas are attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar

ByVictoria HeathJun 13, 2023
An orca named ‘White Gladis’ may have been traumatised by injury, triggering behaviour that other orcas imitate, attacking and damaging boats
Science Without Borders Challenge youth art competition winners

Science Without Borders Challenge youth art competition winners

ByDIVE StaffMay 23, 2023
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation announces 'Science Without Borders Challenge' youth art contest winners 2023
Endangered sicklefin devil ray found off the US Atlantic coast

Endangered sicklefin devil ray found off the US Atlantic coast

A new Marine Megafauna Foundation study finds that the elusive sicklefin devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) is present off the US Atlantic coast.
Whale shark reproductive ultrasound study published

Whale shark reproductive ultrasound study published

A new study details the ultrasound scanning and blood-sampling of Galápagos whale sharks to determine their reproductive status
boaty mcboatface underwater robot

NERC robot fleet to investigate ocean carbon

ByDIVE StaffMar 24, 2023
The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced new funding for a fleet of underwater robots to investigate ocean carbon
Blue whales swallow ten million pieces of microplastic a day

Blue whales swallow ten million pieces of microplastic a day

Blue whales could be ingesting up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Action urged over plastic pollution in blood

Action urged over plastic pollution in blood

ByDIVE StaffFeb 27, 2023
Common Seas is urging the UK Government has been to fund research into the human health impact of plastic pollution in blood
MMF confirms world-first international reef manta migration

MMF confirms world-first international reef manta migration

A new Marine Megafauna Foundation has confirmed the first international movement of reef manta rays in South Africa
tagged whale shark

Great Barrier Reef whale shark continuously tracked for 12 months

A whale shark has been continually tracked around the Great Barrier Reef for 12 months by Biopixel scientists
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