Oldest bony fish fossils uncover early vertebrate evolution
Fossil and reconstruction of Eosteus. Image Credit Image by IVPP, CAS Chinese paleontologists have discovered the world’s oldest…
First ever recording of shark in Antarctic waters
Still from Minderoo-UWA deep sea camera footage (Image: Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre/YouTube) By DIVE Staff Researchers from the…
Crown-of-thorns outbreak developing in northern Great Barrier Reef
Crown of thorns starfish are voracious predators (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Scientists are responding to an…
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie…
Rare whale seen at Donegal Bay last year spotted nearly 5,000km away close to Boston
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Subsurface ocean ‘storms’ linked to rapid Antarctic ice melt
image: ©nikkytok | iStock UC Irvine and NASA researchers have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves…
Continental peels fuel ocean volcanoes
A piece of the lowermost continental mantle (the crystalline roots of the continents). This represents the material that…
WHOI’s Michael Spall Awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Ocean Science
Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2025) — The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is proud to…
Chinese satellite clears in-orbit test to track salinity from space
China has achieved another milestone in marine science. Its first satellite dedicated to ocean salinity detection has completed…
Indo-Pacific leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
See shark trio recorded in rare mating scene Three Indo-Pacific leopard sharks observed near New Caledonia are believed…