Four out of ten nests surveyed on the uninhabited Lady Isle in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland contain plastic, a recent study has found.

Conservationists in Thailand have found the largest number of leatherback sea turtles nesting on their beaches in 20 years.

A simple technique to illuminate the exits in trawling nets could cut accidental bycatch by half a recent study has shown.

A breakdown of all the news and breakthroughs in marine science from October. This month we have whales, dolphins, and a killer algae.