Octopuses grow quickly, have lots of tasty flesh and are found all over the world. As the world’s supply of fish diminishes while the number of humans keeps increasing, it seems these creatures would make…
As carbon dioxide emissions continue to increase, scientists are looking to the past.
A new glossary of environmental science terms offers deaf people a new way to visualise and understand marine ecosystems.
Triclosan, an ingredient in soap and many household cleansers, has gained a bad reputation. A recent study looking for a way to boost an antibiotic, however, found that tricloscan did a great job.
New projections suggest the world could warm 3-7 degrees over coming centuries.
Diatoms’ tricks may offer new insights that keep solar cell energy running efficiently and robustly throughout their processes.
Algae isn’t just found in your garden pond or local river. Sometimes it explodes into vast “blooms” far out to sea, that can be the size of a small country. Such algal blooms can match even a rainforest…
Sea-life needs oxygen to breathe just as animals on land do, and when oxygen levels in ocean water begin to fall sea creatures can suffocate just as we would. The result is often large expanses of ocean…
Some plastic pollution lingers at the ocean’s surface for more than a century.
Their carcasses and faeces are also important to the ocean.
