Nature & Wildlife
The colossal squid with a cult following
The world’s only complete specimen of a colossal squid – on display in New Zealand – has developed a cult-like following.
Category: Oceans
Energy
Deep-sea mining: Gold rush or disaster?
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.
Climate
Algae Armageddon
Why has an unprecedented growth of tiny toxic plants been killing marine life en masse along Australia’s southern coastline?
Climate
Torres Strait Islanders lose climate change case against Australian government
The Federal Court has handed down its long-awaited judgement in a four-year climate case brought by Torres Strait Islanders.
Climate
Iconic Ningaloo Reef in hot water
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.
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.
Oceans
Pollution-trapping seagrass stores dangerous heavy metals
In Australia’s largest estuary, humble seagrass is the thin green line between safety and heavy-metal contamination.
Flora & Fauna
Saving Tassie’s rare walking fish
These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.
Fossils
Megalodon more ‘slender’ than previously thought
Scientists have challenged the previous interpretations of the megalodon’s body shape.
Flora & Fauna
Playful whales use seaweed as a hat – or exfoliant
This “kelping” behaviour is more common than we realised.