Ocean

Dr Fabien Laurier using the new global waste finding tool.

Plastic waste can now be found and monitored from space

Blue Hole, Belize Barrier Reef

Asexual coral is Belize Barrier Reef's secret weapon for success

Dolphins experience pleasure from "large clitorises"

Scientist says she is ‘amazed’ by the size of dolphin clitorises

Wind turbines being built at the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan.

Could offshore wind turbines actually help coral reefs survive?

Illustration: the "Scarybird" device keeps seabirds safe at the Berlengas archipelago, Portugal

Scarybirds fly to the rescue of endangered species

Sandra Ramos, Researcher in marine ecology, CIIMAR

“Microplastics are everywhere” researchers warn

The literacy programm has started in 2018.

Meet the young pirates protecting the ocean from plastic pollution

24/04/2022

Earth Day is celebrated around the world on 22 April.

These climate heroes of 2022 are giving us hope on Earth Day

20/04/2022

Adult ghost shark

This adorable ghost shark has a sex tentacle on its head

16/02/2022

Libreville beach in Gabon.

What can this African country teach the world about ocean protection?

10/02/2022

Researchers discovered hotspots of life on extinct volcanoes near the North Pole.

Giant 'sponge gardens' discovered deep in the Arctic Ocean

09/02/2022

David Stokes, Chief scientist, Irish Groundfish Survey 2021

Fishery surveys: the science behind fishing quotas

25/01/2022

A fish dies as a result of ingesting nurdles. A total of over 470 turtles, nearly 50 dolphins and 8 whales are been washed ashore, dead, after Sri Lanka's nurdle spill.

What are nurdles and how are they devastating the environment?

12/12/2021

Tidal power could be important for the UK as an island nation.

Tidal energy could help the UK reach net-zero but is it too expensive?

30/11/2021

Activist Ella Daish doorsteps Procter & Gamble's European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

Procter & Gamble shocked to find giant tampon applicator on doorstep

17/11/2021

The Earth 300 will be 300m long.

Would you pay €2 million to board this nuclear-powered superyacht?

12/11/2021

Whales are unusually good at taking CO2 out of the atmosphere.

Scientists say whales could offer a natural solution to climate change

27/10/2021

The electricity cable runs underneath the North Sea.

Europe is now home to the world’s longest undersea electricity cable

05/10/2021