Human impacts
Catastrophic consequences of ship collisions on marine life
All too often, ships collide with marine animals out at sea. Learn more about these collisions and how they occur.
Ecology
Researchers refute hypothesis that schools of baitfish travel alongside whale sharks for protection from predators
Video footage shows trevally attacking and feeding on baitfishes
Genetics
Beyond X and Y: Fish have different methods of sex determination
Biologists try to untangle the complicated genetic basis of sex in rockfish
Behavior
The Spotted Shrimp and its fascinating symbiotic interactions with sea anemones and reef fishes
Learn about the small, well-camouflaged spotted shrimp, and the surprisingly important role it plays on coral reefs.
deep sea
An Octopus’ Garden In the Abyssal Plane
Mates are often scarce in the deep sea, but one species of octopus found a life hack.
Coastal Management
Offshore Wind Pushing Dolphins Away?
Fact or fiction: are wind turbines impacting local marine mammal populations?
Behavior
Crikey! “Aussie” humpback whales take a pit stop at the Gold Coast Spa to relax and unwind with a body scrub
Australian scientists have documented a new behaviour in humpback whales referred to as “rolling”.
Behavior Ecology
Look Ma, No Eyes! : Sponge Larval Dispersal and Settlement
How do sponge larvae use light to navigate the ocean when they don’t even have eyes?
Behavior
Where do sea snakes go?
Researchers use acoustic telemetry to track the movement patterns of sea snakes.
Behavior
How do sea anemones control their stings?
Biologists find that a single gene contributes to differences in stinging behavior
Plastic Pollution
Timeless Trash Takes Center Stage?
Kaandorp, M.L.A., Lobelle, D., Kehl, C. et al. Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris. Nat. Geosci. 16, 689–694 (2023).…
Pollution
Impacts of oil spills in the Arctic can last for decades
Forty years after an oil spill in the Arctic, the beaches look normal to bare eyes – but are they?
Plastic Pollution
One man’s trash is not the ocean’s treasure
Marine plastics couldn’t actually get into the areas we deem as pristine. Right?
Climate Change
Baby Sharks in Hot Water: How Water Deoxygenation is Negatively Impacting Smallspotted Catsharks
Scientists investigate the impact of oxygen depleted water on baby sharks.
Chemistry Ocean Acidification
The mineral that could help solve climate change
Could a simple mineral be part of the key to fixing ocean acidification?
Pollution
Assessing the Impacts of Derelict Fishing Gear
Interviews of divers and local fishers reveal the scale, and impacts of discarded fishing gear in the Eastern Caribbean.
Coral deep sea
A Long-Distance Relationship : Deep Sea Corals and the Ocean Surface
Temporal changes in food production and tidal currents in the surface ocean affect feeding behaviour of deep sea corals.
Coastal Management Invasive Species
Rat infestations: how rats affect the ocean
Rats can be found almost anywhere on Earth, but what are they doing to the ocean?