The risks of mining the deep ocean floor are just too high. Australia should back a global moratorium on mining activities at the bottom of the ocean, argue marine ecology experts Professor Jessica Meeuwig and Professor Callum Roberts.
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?
The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders.
Western Australia’s Ningaloo and some remote northern reefs had largely escaped the worst effects of coral bleaching – but now a severe marine heatwave is taking its toll.
Australian marine scientists say new research documenting orcas using seaweed as a tool for grooming is further evidence of the species’ complex social structures.
Australian-born Lynn Lawrance is restoring Raja Ampat’s reefs, injecting fresh life into communities both underwater and on land.
The Reef Sanctuary Pontoon on Lady Musgrave Island lagoon is revolutionising marine education.
Scientists have challenged the previous interpretations of the megalodon’s body shape.
This “kelping” behaviour is more common than we realised.
For the first time, oceans beyond national water boundaries have been officially recognised for protection.