A decade ago, up to 1,000 of the apex predators lived in one South African bay. Now they have gone, fleeing from killer whales. But the gap they have left creates problems for other species

Twenty years after the term “microplastics” was first used, what do we know about their presence in the environment?

Adam Walton explores the environmental impact of Christmas.

Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance

Scientific Reports - High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca

About 40 years ago, researchers noticed a population of orcas had begun swimming around with dead fish on their heads, and now the craze is back

Targeted research must be launched urgently to save sea creatures and plant life, oceanography centre warns Britain is facing a future of increasingly catastrophic marine heatwaves that could destroy shellfish colonies and fisheries and have devastating…

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