Victoria Heath
Victoria Heath is an English Literature and Creative Writing finalist at the University of Warwick. After two years at Warwick, Victoria embarked on a study year abroad at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where her love of travelling grew exponentially. She’s now back in the UK for her final year of university, where she hopes to use her travel experiences to inspire her latest literary work. Victoria loves to write narrative memoirs and short stories, and just completed the first draft of her novel, but also has a penchant for all things journalism. She is the published author of two books, and her work features in publications including Geographical, Tour De Moon and I Am BeYoutiful, as well as her blog, The Essentialist.
Orca attacking adult whale shark to eat its liver
In first known footage of its kind, orca attacks whale shark to eat its liver off Baja California coast in Mexico - but why?
‘The Deepest Breath’ freediving documentary on Netflix now
The tragic consequences of freediving to world-record depths are explored in 'The Deepest Breath' documentary released on Netflix this week
Freediver bitten by oceanic whitetip shark
Colombian freediver is bitten on the leg by an oceanic white tip shark during training session for the AIDA freediving competition
Four injured after dolphin attacks at Japan beach
Dolphin attacks leave four swimmers injured, with one man suffering broken ribs and bitten hands at beach in Japan's Fukui prefecture
How orcas and other cetaceans are being exploited for profit and war
From military-trained dolphins to SeaWorld’s first no orca whale marine park still housing hundreds of cetaceans, exploitation continues
Ten of the most critically endangered marine species
From the smallest population of cetaceans to a seastar plagued by disease, here's ten iconic marine species listed as critically endangered
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
Dolphins communicate using ‘baby talk’ to calves, research shows
Female bottlenose dolphins modify signature whistles to communicate with their calves, similar to humans using ‘baby talk’ with newborns
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
New baby orca seen in Southern Resident Killer Whale population
Orca calf spotted near British Columbia in Southern Resident Killer Whales population - could be first calf in pod since 2021.
Orca dies in Moscow aquarium, second orca fatality in six months
Nord orca, 16-year-old, dies only months after a 17-year-old orca perishes in the same controversial Russian aquarium
The real life marine creatures behind 2003 ‘Finding Nemo’ cast
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Finding Nemo, here's the real-life creatures that inspired Pixar's animated blockbuster
Orca attacks yacht off Shetland
A highly unusual attack by an orca on a boat off Shetland draws comparisons with the three-year spate of attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar
Titanic submersible passengers perish after vessel implosion
Debris field found 1600ft from Titanic’s bow consistent with catastrophic implosion of OceanGate Titanic submersible, killing all passengers.
The orcas causing boat attacks in the Strait of Gibraltar
Discover the hunting tactics, migratory patterns and lives led by the endangered orcas attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar
‘Banging’ sounds heard in search for missing Titanic sub
Mission to rescue the Titanic sub continues as 'banging' sounds heard, amid report of 2018 'scathing document' of missing sub's safety.
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
Bahamas Lost Ships Project creates ‘master map’ of islands’ wrecks
The Bahamas Lost Ships Project digs into the historical records to explore the fates of the Bahamas countless shipwrecks
57-year-old orca held captive in Florida aquarium to be released
An orca whale who has spent more than 50 years in a Florida aquarium will be released from captivity within the next two years