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Whale sharks, coral reefs and safari tents amid the dunes: this remote lodge immerses travellers in Western Australia’s ...
Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.
Researchers have pinpointed three main orca habitats off Australia, with key differences between each area's inhabitants.
First Nations people started trading 'trepang', or sea cucumber, in the 1700s, and now these tiny marine animals may help ...
A team of chemists , microbiologists and ecologists designed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect e.g. proteins or DNA inside an ...
In 2022, the eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano near Tonga sent a plume of ash soaring 37 miles into the sky, setting a new record as the largest volcanic plume ever captured by satellites. This ...
David Attenborough’s Ocean director urges Australia to strengthen marine protections The creator of David Attenborough’s latest documentary says it’s the legendary broadcaster’s most ...
The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's ...
The pollution of Earth, the presence of space debris in Earth orbits, and the planned mining of the ocean floor have not adequately demonstrated the adverse consequences that follow. We need to ...
The film (its full title is Ocean with David Attenborough) focuses on the wonder of our seas, and their centrality to life on earth, and reveals how rapidly they are being pillaged and destroyed ...