BrainCan - marine life

wwf: worlds richest reef system could soon succumb...

Scientists are predicting the demise of most of the world’s coral reefs by as early as 2050. The...

targeted marine protection provides best hope for...

Greenpeace has proposed the establishment of a huge Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Arctic...

collecting trivia on the seashore

Tarbat Ness,Highlands Before I left, I could not resist dropping down to the shoreline to look for...

life and death on the beach

Horsey Gap,Norfolk Close to us is one of the very final newborns, eyes without focus, or white fur...

are jellyfish going to take over the oceans? |...

Like a karmic device approach to punish our planetary transgressions,jellyfish thrive on the...

help save britains seas from governments who make...

On Wednesday,the consultation closes on an outrageous proposal to allow destructive fishing...

did discovery channel fake the image in its giant...

Image showing Megalodon swimming past U-boats off Cape Town was doctored. advance clean,or prove me...

octopuses colourful and violent relationships...

Researchers find octopuses,which are known for being solitary, are not above a dinky spat with the...

why replace dolphins with oil drilling?: the...

From sperm whales to dolphins,marine mammals in the eastern Mediterranean face a deadly threat from...

diving scientists record cloud of thousands of...

Researchers ‘absorb no idea’ why red crabs off Panama might be behaving in such a way,says a...

marine reserve status for whole arctic region is...

The question that the scientists at the Institute of Marine Research in Norway contain to...

australia deploys drones to track sharks and...

Trials taking place in modern South Wales also include high-tech drum lines that will hook sharks...

an otter rides the waves, bobbing like a sea duck

South Uist,Outer Hebrides A mere 30ft absent the small otter holds my gaze until, overtaken by a...

britain s coral reefs and marine wildlife are...

Far from being murky and dumb,the waters surrounding the British Isles contain riches to rival the...

watch this penguin walk on a treadmill in the name...

Researchers have placed king penguins on a treadmill to better understand their waddle and their...

motor boat noise making small fish easier to prey...

Predator fish gobbled twice as many smaller fish when motor boats were nearby,according to first...

deep sea reef expedition offers rare glimpse of...

The Deep Down Under investigation of Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea,north-east of Queensland, studies...

events in egypt put sinai reefs at risk | letters

In recent,soon to be published work, we demonstrate that the coral reefs of the Egyptian Sinai are...

tuna and mackerel populations suffer catastrophic...

WWF says we risk losing species critical to human food security unless action is taken to halt...

the secret, colourful and dramatic lives of...

Researchers reviewing more than 50 hours of footage of octopuses in Jervis Bay,novel South Wales,...

groups warn dredging will put proposed kent marine...

draw to extract sand and gravel to further develop Dover port will endanger marine life,say...

number of englands marine conservation zones...

But main marine conservationist warns that MCZs are ‘paper parks’ and will offer wildlife no...

it sucks to swim like a jellyfish, study of...

Discovery by Stanford University researchers could challenge assumption that ability to ‘push’...

blue bastard: newly recognised fish is blue when...

Queensland scientist Jeff Johnson,who identified species from photos, formally christens combative...

crocodile turns up for a swim on queensland beach...

Luke Downes captured this footage of ‘Snapper Jr’ casually floating towards swimmers at Kewarra...

loud orgies of mexican fish could deafen dolphins,...

Mating call of the Gulf corvina,which is under threat from overfishing, sounds like ‘a really loud...

some clownfish have no personality, australian...

Researchers say some of the fish also known as anemonefish display individual personalities but...

oceans under greatest threat in history, warns sir...

Blue Planet 2 producers say final episode lays bare shocking damage humanity is wreaking in the...

mammal on victorian beach thought to be rare dwarf...

The 2.42-metre whale washed up on Lake Tyers beach and authorities suspect it could be rare species...

lancashire couple hoping to cash in on whale vomit...

Sale of 1.57kg lump of ambergris they found while walking along beach near Morecambe Bay could earn...

dead whale washes up on popular south african...

Strand Beach,near Cape Town, was closed on Wednesday in case the body of a 14-metre-long whale that...

giant squid writ small: juvenile monsters of the...

Three young squid caught by marine biologists are the spitting image of their gigantic parents –...

conservationists step up anti fox effort after...

Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife wants to install motion-sensing cameras,a thermal camera...

walking shark discovered in indonesia

Previously unknown fish,Hemiscyllium halmahera, uses its fins to slide along the sea bed in search...

vietnam investigates mass fish deaths

Authorities are looking into whether pollution is to blame for a spate of mysterious mass fish...

sperm whale washes up on norfolk beach - video

A sperm whale is stranded on a beach in Hunstanton,Norfolk, the sixth to wash up on British shores...

sixth whale stranded on east anglian beach

The enormous mammal,which was washed up on Hunstanton beach, is unlikely to survive, or experts say...

stray dugong saved in herculean rescue will be...

Crowds cheer as ailing marine animal successfully netted in Merimbula Lake from where it will be...

marine conservationists claim japanese fishermen...

Fishermen dumping small dolphins so they can fill quota with more profitable specimens as annual...

more than 130 whales die in mass stranding in...

Rescue operation under way to save 15 beached whales in Hamelin Bay near Augusta on state’s...

deafening atlantic oil prospecting to go ahead...

The Obama administration is to allow surveying of the seabed using seismic airguns that maintain...

octopus dubbed casper the friendly ghost could be...

Small,ghostly-white octopus was found in the deep sea off Hawaii and has been likened to the beloved...

huge humpback whale is freed from rope by...

The Royal Norwegian coastguard rescue a humpback whale trapped in a large rope at sea, west of...

water too warm for cod in us gulf of maine as...

Waters in the north-west Atlantic contain warmed 99% faster than the rest of the world’s oceans in...

unforgettable underwater photography in pictures

A new book published by the Natural History Museum showcases some of the most memorable underwater...

mass die off of sea creatures follows freezing uk...

Starfish and crabs among animals piled ankle-deep along parts of the North Sea coastMassive numbers...

ecuador creates galapagos marine sanctuary to...

Belgium-sized area around northern islands of Darwin and Wolf will be off-limits for fishing in bid...

living in indonesias marine protected areas in...

Photographer James Morgan has spent time with two WWF scientists who are undertaking a unique...

sick dugong evades rescue as air force on standby

The health of the marine animal,first seen in Merimbula in NSW, is deteriorating after failed...

giant squid found on new zealand coast - video...

Pictures released by Kaikoura Marine Centre and Aquarium shows a dead giant squid,found on Tuesday....

invasion of the american lobsters: sweden asks eu...

Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly...

penguin swims 5,000 miles each year to man who...

Dindim the penguin makes a 5000-mile journey from Argentina to a small island near Rio de Janeiro...

ghostly white octopus discovered near hawaiian...

Video footage released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,shows a small...

giant squid that swam into japanese bay guided...

Toyama Bay dive shop owner joins 3.7-metre-long creature in the water,where it was ‘lively,...

rare giant squid encounter filmed by diver in...

A giant squid,rarely seen external of deep waters, is filmed swimming near a pier in central Japan....

inky the octopus and other great escapes - video

An octopus escaped from a New Zealand aquarium this week. Inky the octopus made a sprint for freedom...

gibraltar ends annual balloon release on...

British abroad territory stops 24-year national day tradition because of threat to marine...

hungry sea lion spends night in san diego...

Workers at a San Diego restaurant got a shock when they found a hungry and disgruntled sea lion pup...

underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners -...

Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his...

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