Climate
Algae Armageddon
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?
Category: Water
History & Culture
50 years after ‘Jaws’ the man-eater myth has been retired
In the half a century since Jaws was released we know so much more about sharks’ amazing biology.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Pack your bags, we’re hitting the humpback highway
It might seem antithetical that one of the largest animals on earth makes one of the longest migrations of any mammal on record. But that’s what humpback whales do.
Nature & Wildlife
Dwarf minke whale’s call sounds just like a lightsaber
A recent encounter on the Great Barrier Reef has yielded one of the clearest recordings to date of a dwarf minke whale vocalisation – a sound so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Tiger sharks: Trash cans of the sea, or clever opportunists?
Por qué no los dos?
Flora & Fauna
Orcas filmed grooming each other with seaweed in rare case of ocean mammal tool use
Australian marine scientists say new research documenting orcas using seaweed as a tool for grooming is further evidence of the species’ complex social structures.
Nature & Wildlife
Nocturnal sea slugs don’t bother looking fancy
Sea slugs with the brightest colouration and most eye-catching patterns are active during the daytime, when their appearance is at its most striking, recent research from The University of Queensland confirms.
Nature & Wildlife
Spotting leopard sharks once again
Australian shark experts and aquariums are supporting a world-first conservation project to save the elusive leopard shark in Southeast Asia.
Nature & Wildlife
Where the giant things are: Tracking reveals ocean megafauna’s highways and hotspots
For 30 years, researchers tracked almost 13,000 ocean giants from over 100 species to map where they travel, feed and breed.
History & Culture
The sea cucumber: Australia’s oldest export
Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.