SoCal diver bons with affectionate white seal named ‘Waffles’
An affectionate white seal has captured hearts after becoming best buds with a Southern California diver. Rusty Hunter,…
Rare bus-size creature seen in spectacular deep-sea footage
Its presence could make a minuscule fish downright jelly. Scientists were awestruck after discovering a schoolbus-sized phantom jellyfish…
Polar Bears are in Better Physical Shape than 25 Years Ago, Despite Sea Ice Losses
Arctic polar bear near Svalbard by Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud via SWNS Polar bears are in better physical…
Walking Sharks Rewrite The Rules Of Reproduction
Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum), a shark made famous thanks to their ability to “walk.” Universal Images Group via…
Scotland protects more than a third of its seas. Why is trawling still allowed?
Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye, checking each one…
Satellite image shows world’s former largest iceberg near end | National
The bright blue areas visible on its surface and on the icebergs to its south are ponds of…
Rowing Team’s Breathtaking Face-to-Face with Whale Caught on Film While Crossing Atlantic (WATCH)
SWNS / Get Busy Rowing team Incredible footage shows a team of rowers coming face to face with…
Antarctica’s ice sheet losses could rebound — if history can repeat itself
Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next…
‘Did That Just Happened to Us?’
A Bryde’s whale Brydes whale surprises divers – by Emily Marzilli via SWNS A free-diving instructor had a…
High seas hopes meet hard realities with 2026 set to become a pivotal year for world’s oceans
While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect…
Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates thanks to their ‘jumping genes’
Published on 13/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 Polar bears are rapidly undergoing “fundamental genetic changes” in a desperate attempt…
Super-rare seven-limbed octopus found on shore
It’s a Sep-olopod. Researchers were flabbergasted after the remains of an ultra-rare seven-armed octopus washed ashore in Collieston,…