Marine Science
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
Deep-thinking jellyfish can learn by association
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
Thousands of breeding Octopuses - an 'Octopus Garden' - have found in the deep sea near Monterey Bay, California
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
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
Deep-sea mining could be a prime source of minerals for the green energy transition - or an environmental catastrophe - nobody's sure...
New deep-sea octopus nursery discovered in Costa Rica
A potentially new species of octopus has been found during a 19-day expedition that discovered the third known octopus nursery in world
Oxygen loss from seas may reverse in future, new study suggests
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
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
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
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
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
A new study details the ultrasound scanning and blood-sampling of Galápagos whale sharks to determine their reproductive status
NERC robot fleet to investigate ocean carbon
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 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
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
A new Marine Megafauna Foundation has confirmed the first international movement of reef manta rays in South Africa
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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