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DNA sequencing is making it possible for scientists to identify thousands of species of zooplankton – drifting animals that are key links in ocean food webs.
We cannot spot every shark in the ocean. But we can detect their 'environmental DNA'.
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
During sea turtle nesting season, scientists collect data and assess how turtles are doing. But they know less about how plastic pollution, fishing and warming oceans are affecting turtle numbers.
On the eve of the March for Science, a marine biologist explains why she's returning from abroad to speak out for science in the Trump era.
Sea snakes spend their lives in the water, giving birth to live young at sea, so why are they only found in some of the world's oceans? The answer lies in a combination of climate and geography.
Extreme weather led to starfish mass strandings along beaches in Kent and East Yorkshire.
How many shark encounters have there been at your local beach? Explore our interactive map to see 20 years of incidents between humans and sharks in coastal waters around Australia.
Nightvision, ejectable stomachs and regrowable arms mean starfish are more than meets the eye.
The Mariana snailfish lives nearly 27,000 feet underwater, but has features that help it adapt to intense water pressure and cold. Physiological limits may prevent fish from surviving in deeper water.
An animal behaviour expert gives his view on finding that a killer whale can copy the sound 'hello'.
Scientific fieldwork that happens underground and underwater in spectacular but dangerous caves opens a window on a largely unknown world.
Jellyfish have a lot more going for them than blobby bodies and a sting.
The sea remains the least explored habitat on our blue planet.
Few fish can survive in these freezing waters, so invertebrates are the dominant predators.
Over 20 cephalopods crawled on to New Quay beach. What was going on?
Scientists have just discovered an unusual symbiotic relationship between crabs and living corals.
Oysters grow in seawater and filter their food from it, so how do you shield them from waterborne diseases? Scientists are working to develop strains that are resistant to a fast-spreading herpes virus.
As the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Wild unleash a week of dueling shark programs, a biologist advises viewers to take what they see with a large grain of sea salt.
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Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
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Professor, Marine Biology, University of Adelaide
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ARC Future Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in marine ecology, UNSW
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria
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Lecturer in Marine Biology, Bangor University
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Associate professor in Marine Biology, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Senior lecturer in Marine Ecology & Head of Blue Carbon Lab, Deakin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Winthrop Professor, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Tropical Biology, James Cook University
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Associate Professor Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii (starting May 2018); Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecology (current), Macquarie University
