Whales and Dolphins
Amazing footage shows orcas hunting porpoises off the coast of Canada
Simon Pidcock of Ocean EcoVentures Whale Watching was trailing a pod of orcas off the coast of Vancouver recently when the black-and-white hunters set...
2 days agoCollection of articles related to all things in our vast oceans, coral reefs and the various animals living in the deep.
Whales and Dolphins
WATCH: Humpback launches into the air just metres from whale-watching boat
If you’re planning a whale-watching trip in Australia, it’s probably best to pack your rain gear …
4 days ago
Sharks
Sharks can have bellybuttons – and other facts about their incredible diversity
This new research shows just how different male and female sharks can be.
5 days ago
Sharks
Biologist films tiger sharks tearing into a whale carcass
A group of tiger sharks tearing into a bobbing whale carcass is a sight that would keep most people out of the water, but for biologist Neil...
16 days ago
Oceans
Meet the ocean creatures that use a mesh of mucus to catch their food
Biologists are finding new evidence that ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and...
one month ago
Sharks
'Hidden sharks': how we found a new way to detect them
Sleuthing scientists are using environmental DNA to help figure out which sharks swim where.
one month ago
Oceans
WATCH: Dolphin body-slams paddleboarder with perfectly timed jump
First rule of open-ocean paddleboarding: wildlife has right of way.
one month ago
Oceans
Beaches are becoming safer for baby sea turtles, but threats await them in the ocean
The future of sea turtle research depends on finding new ways to assess turtles’ status and trends at sea as well as on the beach.
one month ago
Oceans
The fishy problem of underwater noise pollution
Is our underwater noise distracting, confusing — and even killing — aquatic animals?
2 months ago
Sharks
We spent nine years tracking South Africa's white sharks. What we learnt
A team of researchers spent nine years studying the white shark population at South Africa's Seal Island – here's what they learnt.
2 months ago
Deep Ocean
First-ever footage of mating anglerfish is strangely mesmerising
A new video filmed near Portugal’s Azores islands gives us some remarkable insights into the lives of deep-sea anglerfish.
2 months ago
Sharks
Caught on camera: Ancient Greenland sharks
Despite their size Greenland sharks have mostly eluded scientific study. Now, recently captured underwater footage from the Canadian Arctic is giving...
3 months ago
Sharks
Watch: Silky sharks use their giant cousins like scratching posts
Silky sharks in the Galapagos have been filmed stealing free scratches – from the biggest fish in the sea.
3 months ago
Animal Behaviour
Sex changes, sperm slaves & ballooning bodies: Spoon worms are really weird
Meet the green spoon worm. It looks like Shrek's gastrointestinal tract, moves like the molten insides of a bubbling lava lamp, and produces a potent...
4 months ago
Sharks
Why were 30 sharks hanging out together in a South African river?
Bull sharks aren't the only shark species that occasionally swims upstream!
4 months ago
