The smooth handfish was declared extinct by the IUCN earlier this year. But what does that mean for conservation as a whole?

Dolphins chase fish into empty shells, bringing them to the surface and draining the water to get the fish, as taught by their peers.

Scientists have found that Titanichthys, a 380 million year old armoured fish, used a feeding strategy similar to a modern basking shark.

Green algae is blooming across Antarctica and, already, some of the blooms are so dense that the bright green snow can be seen from space.

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.

A breakdown of all the news and breakthroughs in marine science from September. This month we have whales, corals, megalodon, and more.