
Algae Armageddon
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?
In the half a century since Jaws was released we know so much more about sharks’ amazing biology.
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.
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.
Por qué no los dos?
Australian marine scientists say new research documenting orcas using seaweed as a tool for grooming is further evidence of the species’ complex social structures.
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.
Australian shark experts and aquariums are supporting a world-first conservation project to save the elusive leopard shark in Southeast Asia.
For 30 years, researchers tracked almost 13,000 ocean giants from over 100 species to map where they travel, feed and breed.
Dive into the realm of the sea cucumber, an unassuming creature that helped shape Australia’s pre-European culture.