Conservationists and policymakers have to do more to ensure the survival of important fish species by expanding marine protection areas, according to a new study. The...
Coalition MP George Christensen has admitted he was wrong to support the dumping of millions of tonnes of dredge spoil from Abbot Point, into the Great...
One of the world’s rarest species of dolphin is under threat from oil exploration and fishing, environmentalists have claimed. It is believed that only around 55...
Climate change remains the most serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef and is already having an impact on the unique ecosystem, according to the Australian...
With Lego still being found on beaches in Cornwall after a container was lost overboard in 1997, environmentalists are concerned about the impact of plastic on...
After the warmest May since records began, new figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) have found June 2014 has set a new...
Warmer sea temperatures could cause more exotic fish such as sunfish and bluefin tuna to migrate to the south west of England – a scientist has...
An international team of scientists have attached sensors to Arctic sea ice to measure this year’s summer melt in a massive, unprecedented experiment. The study will...
Social enterprises and co-operatives are being called on to unite and support a crowdfunding campaign that could propel the sector to a position where it’s able...
Plastic pollutants afflict all of the world’s oceans, but a new study has found that the quantity of floating waste around the world is lower than...
The musician Pharrell Williams has created a new environmentally-friendly clothing line, in collaboration with G-Star RAW and the Vortex Project. The ‘RAW for the Oceans’ collection...
The UK government has been accused of failing to adequately protect marine life and being too slow to designate and enforce new marine conservation zones (MCZ)...
Climate change is decimating populations of tiny species that live on the seabed of the Antarctic shore, threatening ecosystem stability and life higher up the food...
The marine species of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the livelihoods and lifestyles of millions of people that depend on them, are being threatened by...
A new radar survey has revealed that in the past three years Antarctica has lost ice at twice the rate it did between 2005 and 2010,...