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A cargo ship

Environment

Humpback whales stop singing when cargo ships make a lot of noise

Male humpback whales often sing during mating season, but recordings from the Pacific suggest noise pollution from cargo ships is making them sing less

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mantis shrimp

Life

Mantis shrimps punch with the force of a bullet - and now we know how

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squid

Life

The colour blind octopus that mastered the art of disguise

Features

orca

Life

Pollution threatens to wipe out half of all orca communities

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ocean scene

Life

Our thirst for water is turning the oceans saltier

Features

Clownfish and a sea anemone

Life

Colourful clownfish carry an unusual health warning for predators

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Film-maker Ed Webb-Ingall investigates the Arran shoreline

Environment

How a tiny festival could save Scotland's coastal culture

Culture

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Life

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Culture

plastic bottles in sea

Environment

Thought plastic was bad enough? Here's another reason to worry

Features

Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

Life

Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

We certainly click with dolphins, but they are also otherworldly creatures with a suite of senses divergent from our own. Here’s our top 5 facts about them

Features

Life

Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons

Features

Earth

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

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Life

The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

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Technology

There is only one anti-shark tool for surfers that seems to work

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