Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think
A breaching white shark off the coast of South AfricaAidan Martin Sharks and rays leap out of the water, or breach, for a wide variety of reasons, including courtship, birthing…
A breaching white shark off the coast of South AfricaAidan Martin Sharks and rays leap out of the water, or breach, for a wide variety of reasons, including courtship, birthing…
Marine biologists have attached cameras to eight female sea lions to learn more about their behaviour and the habitats where they hunt. Nathan Angelakis at the South Australian Research and…
Could drastic action help restore coral reefs?Serge Melesan / Alamy Corals are being hit so hard by global warming that the only way to save reef ecosystems may be to…
A nodule from the seabed being tested in a labCamille Bridgewater (2024) Metallic nodules scattered across the seabed in the Indian and Pacific oceans are a source of oxygen for…
The Portuguese man o’war, or bluebottle, exists in different forms in oceans throughout the worldStephen Frink Collection/Alamy A new species of Portuguese man o’ war, or bluebottle, has been identified…
The first-ever footage of a blue whale calf suckling, filmed by a snorkeller in East Timor in South-East Asia, has been released. “It is certainly not a newborn calf,” says…
A hydrozoan called Aglantha digitaleMario Hoppmann, AWI As Arctic waters warm and sea ice melts due to climate change, many species of jellyfish and other zooplankton could expand towards the…
A diver injecting vinegar into a crown-of-thorns starfish as part of the culling programmeCSIRO A culling programme has succeeded in protecting key areas of the Great Barrier Reef from voracious…
A diver injecting vinegar into a crown-of-thorns starfish as part of the culling programmeCSIRO A culling programme has succeeded in protecting key areas of the Great Barrier Reef from voracious…