Marine Life

Explained: How thousands of dolphins are dying in the Black Sea due to Ukraine war

Since the beginning of the war, hundreds of dolphins have washed up on the shores of Turkey, Bulgaria and Ukraine with visible burn marks that have been caused by fires and explosion

Insidious danger: Microplastics have made their way to the remotest corners of earth

Even pristine rain and snow now contain a cocktail of different types of microplastics, chemicals, natural and artificial particles

Seagrass meadows provide essential services for marine life, need to be protected say experts

A wide range of animals depend on them, including tiny invertebrates that are a food source to fish prized by small-scale, artisanal fishing operations.

Nature and humans collide in these eight winning images from the 2021 BigPicture Competition

The annual photography competition encourages photographers to contribute their work to celebrate Earth's rich diversity and inspire action to protect it.

Giant, weird-looking coelacanth fish lived for up to 100 years, finds study

The females don’t hit sexual maturity until their late 50s and one pregnancy lasted five years.

Playing with Sharks: New documentary throws light on noted ocean explorer Valerie Taylor's encounters with the sea creatures

Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story, directed by Sally Aitken, is about changing attitudes. The title itself is a nod to the positive association Taylor enjoys with sharks, who she regularly refers to as her “friends”.

World Oceans Day 2021: Deepwater Horizon was a pivoting point for this oceanographer

Samantha Joye specializes in the unique metabolisms of marine bacteria and they can be leveraged to clean up spills.

World Oceans Day 2021: Good enough might be the best long term option to protect our ocean

Often, “protection” amounts to nothing more than lines on maps in government offices while fishing continues unabated in the water.

World Oceans Day 2021: Can we use bio-fouling organisms to extract energy from ocean waves?

Waves have enough energy that every metre of coastline could power around five average homes and more during storms.

Sri Lanka braces for environmental disaster as fire-damaged container ship sinks off Colombo port

The disaster has already caused debris — including several tons of plastic pellets used to make plastic bags — to wash ashore.