A study tracking heartbeats in diving blue and humpback whales reveals a sprinter-like cardiac pattern behind their explosive ...

An aerial survey found a 50% drop in the dugong population off the coast of Australia, scientists are calling for stricter ...

England's water companies discharged sewage into designated bathing waters for over 2,000 hours this summer, with 636 ...

Probiotic and postbiotic treatments can improve the health of corals while they are under thermal stress, according to a new field study carried out during a natural marine heat wave in the Red Sea.

Seagrass meadows act as a critical safety net for millions of the world’s poorest coastal communities, according to the first large-scale study to measure the link between seagrass and extreme poverty ...

Around 252 million tonnes of carbon is thought to be stored within Scotland’s iconic sea lochs, but new research warns that bottom trawling is posing a significant threat, with campaigners calling for ...

An image of an octopus appearing to grip the fin of a Risso’s dolphin in the UK’s southwest waters showcases how warming seas are reshaping marine food webs in South West England, researchers have ...

Coral cover on reefs worldwide has declined by 9.5% since the 1980-2009 reference period, according to the largest and most comprehensive assessment of global coral reef health ever produced. Among ...

Global temperature rise is on course to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a first-of-its-kind ...

Blue whales don't find krill swarms by chance - new research shows they track thermal fronts, narrow bands of sharp temperature change, using a sensory strategy that could apply across many predator ...