Marine
Environment
Research
Hooking big fish in warming oceans comes with a catch
Climate change and current fishing practices are causing fish to shrink. New research shows that leaving the biggest fish in the water may help soften the blow
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
Why does it feel like dangerous ocean creatures are ruining our summer?
First it was sharks in Sydney, and now jellyfish are shutting beaches in Melbourne. But are jellyfish blooms becoming more frequent or is it just a natural cycle?
Environment
Analysis
Algal blooms are waging chemical warfare in our oceans
South Australia’s oceans have become battlegrounds, as once benign algae unleash a toxic chemical assault on marine life
Sciences & Technology
Whale migration in our noisy oceans
Mathematical modelling reveals that human-driven noise in our oceans is affecting marine life, particularly whales, confusing their annual migrations
Sciences & Technology
The ‘Russian dolls’ of coral reefs
The discovery of bacteria inside the algae that live inside corals sheds new light on reef-building corals and could be important for understanding coral bleaching
Environment
Protecting our coasts naturally
Nature could offer better protection for our coastlines than hard, grey concrete - as we face the effects of climate change like rising sea levels
Politics & Society
Protest and democracy in Asia
Protests on the Japanese island of Okinawa are an example of growing civil society dynamism in Asia, an important element of democracy and active peace-seeking
Arts & Culture
Jellyfish: Where art meets science
The other-worldly work of Penelope Davis brings art and science together in a commentary about the impact of climate change
Environment
Three ways to save stressed-out coral
What if coral could be made more resistant to the effects of climate change?
Environment
From Killer Whales to underworld killers, the evolution of a documentary filmmaker
Klaus Toft tells stories while chasing the Jacques Cousteau lifestyle