12 July 2023
A trend towards greener seas revealed by satellite images is probably down to changes in ocean plankton communities, which could have repercussions for marine life and carbon storage
2 March 2023
Toothed whales produce a low-pitch ‘vocal fry’ using powerful air blasts from their blowholes, helping them locate food in deep water where the pressure collapses their lungs
29 September 2022
Melting ice has increased how fast Arctic waters are absorbing carbon dioxide, making them more acidic faster. The change could disrupt entire marine ecosystems
28 April 2022
A computer model based on past mass extinctions predicts the percentages of marine organisms that may be lost in best and worst-case scenarios
4 March 2022
Autonomous ships that can deploy uncrewed underwater vehicles could be used to inspect pipelines, cables and seabed drilling activity
22 February 2022
Experiments will soon explore ways to emulate the fertilising effect of whale waste, which fuels blooms of algae that feed fish and lock away carbon
3 April 2019
Climate change has contributed to an 89 per cent decrease in the amount of coral replenishing the Great Barrier Reef
13 June 2018
The loss of Antarctica’s ice has been accelerating ominously since 2012, and could lead to big rises in sea level if the rate of loss keeps increasing
8 June 2018
Fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska are being stalked by enormous sperm whales, which charge in and rip huge volumes of fish from the lines
7 June 2018
Northern fur seals mostly sleep with half their brain while they’re at sea, but sleep with all their brain while on land – unlike any other animal studied
