The world's oyster reefs could deliver $12 trillion a year in ecosystem benefits, but 90% of sites would need restoring first ...

Occupied chinstrap nests on Zavodovski Island have fallen by 63% since 2011, scientists say, with warming seas pushing the ...

Water companies are required to report sewage discharges within 60 minutes ensure public are aware of the polluted water ...

The global ocean reached a troubling new milestone in 2025, having absorbed more heat last year than at any point since modern records began some 125 years ago and reinforcing its role as the planet’s ...

A landmark global study has identified more than 165,000 square kilometres of coral reefs across 71 countries with the strongest potential to survive a warming world – tripling previous estimates and ...

The promise of economic prosperity from deep-sea mining does not stand up to scrutiny, according to a new independent analysis that finds the proposed industry is likely to destroy economic value and ...

It has been announced that 13 new Marine Protection Areas (MPAs) covering more than 410,000 sq km will be designated in the Seychelles. This will make up almost a third of Seychelles’ ocean, an area ...

In a world first, a new study suggests that New Zealand’s leopard seals feed on sharks, based on the remains of scat and scars. Leopard seals are top predators that prey on numerous species, including ...

40 metres offshore from Noli in Italy’s Liguria region, divers come across some peculiar underwater domes that are moored to the ocean floor. The project, also known as Nemo’s Garden, is the world’s ...

A sea cucumber adorned with a pair of horned appendages has earned itself the nickname ‘Loki’ for its resemblance to the Norse god and is one of 57 new marine species identified from the depths of the ...

A proposed underwater AI data centre off the coast of Maine is facing a legal challenge from conservationists, who warn it could harm endangered whales, after federal regulators accepted the developer ...

Wild animals are not passive bystanders to climate change but active players in regulating it, according to a peer-reviewed article published this week in Global Change Biology – lending yet more ...