World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science
Images of whale remains and the community of creatures that live on them – credit, Zhou et al.…
VIDEO: Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in…
Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel announced the winners of its “Israeli Sea” photo contest…
Kids News: SA bans extends fishing ban following algal bloom
The widespread algal bloom* that recently struck South Australian waters, suffocating marine life and damaging ecosystems* across the…
Increased Sightings of World’s Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival
Fin whale by Sara Golaski for the Dolphin Project via SWNS Increased sightings of the world’s two largest…
Abrolhos Islands coral reef shows resistance to climate bleaching, study finds
Scientists have discovered a coral reef off Western Australia remained shockingly unscathed by a record marine heatwave that…
Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life
A mature ruby brittle star – credit, NOAA A decade after Scotland banned bottom trawling and dredging there…
Record Number of Humpbacks Observed Feeding in ‘Supergroup’ Near South Africa
humpback whales bubble net fishing in Alaska, 2007 – credit, NOAA Two photographers recently set a world record…
60-foot Octopuses Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows
Size comparison of N. haggarti to its contemporaneous competitors – credit, Hokkaido University The kraken: a giant squid…
Sperm whale clicks contain vowel-like patterns similar to human speech
The sound is sharp, spare and strange, a burst of clicks cutting through seawater. For years, researchers treated…
New report finds Darwin Harbour biodiversity, rare species rival those of famous Ningaloo Reef
The diverse range of rare species in the “ecologically unique” Darwin Harbour rivals that of the World Heritage-protected…
Rotting sperm whale carcass forces relocation of Tasmania’s largest open water swim
It is the biggest open water swim in Tasmania, with hundreds taking the plunge each year at Bicheno…