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Could this shark’s blood help save the species? Scientists hope so
Leo the zebra shark may only be two-metres long, but he could hold the genetics needed to rescue his species.
- by Laura Chung
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We thought we’d saved the whales. Were we wrong?
Antarctica is a place of solace and sustenance for southern-hemisphere whales, but for how much longer?
- by Amanda Hooton
‘Hoots and high fives’ as scientists find spectacular undersea vents
Deep undersea vents releasing huge spouts of hot water have been discovered by scientists off Puerto Rico.
- by Erin Blakemore
The Aussie tackling an ocean-spanning seaweed ‘monster’
A gigantic belt of seaweed that can be seen from space has bloomed in the Atlantic since 2011. An Australian woman wants to turn it into plastic.
- by Angus Dalton
Healing seagrass ‘scars’ to make Sydney Harbour cleaner and clearer
The world’s biggest harbour restoration project is focusing on an ancient, self-cloning species of seagrass.
- by Angus Dalton
‘Totally pristine’: Scientists discover Galapagos coral reef that survived El Nino
Until now, scientists believed the only Galapagos reef to survive El Nino weather in 1982 and 1983 was Wellington reef, along the coast of Darwin Island.
- by Alexandra Valencia
Scientists break record for deepest fish ever caught on camera
An expedition spearheaded by Australian scientist Professor Alan Jamieson has captured a snailfish at a depth of more than eight kilometres.
- by Angus Dalton
Deepest fish ever recorded on camera
An expedition spearheaded by Australian scientist Professor Alan Jamieson has captured a snail fish at a depth of 8,336 metres in the Izu-Ogasawara trench in Japan.
A Sydney mayor wants to sink a navy ship off Coogee Beach
A multimillion-dollar plan to sink a navy ship off Coogee Beach for scuba divers has prompted opposition from councillors and residents concerned about its environmental impact.
- by Andrew Taylor
Millions of baby kelp to restore bay habitats ravaged by sea urchins
Flourishing golden kelp forests in Port Phillip Bay have been left barren by a prickly creature on the move, but scientists have a cunning plan.
- by Miki Perkins
Shark nets and fishing hooks risk killing off endangered species
Activists want shark nets removed in places like Bondi, where it was originally designed to kill the animals rather than shepherd them away from swimmers.
- by Nick O'Malley