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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.
Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
Maëlle, 7, wants to know why some shells are smooth, while others are corrugated. It turns out that while corrugated shells are strong, smooth shells can move fast.
A new study suggests the benefits of a boost to marine plant growth from increased carbon dioxide will be cancelled out by the increased stress to fish species.
Animals shed bits of DNA as they go about their lives. A new study of the Hudson River estuary tracked spring migration of ocean fish by collecting water samples and seeing whose DNA was present when.
Scientists have sequenced the seahorse's genome and found the genes that could explain male pregnancy.
Plant-eating fish control the spread of seaweed and algae on coral reefs. New research explaining why populations of these fish vary from site to site could lead to better reef protection strategies.
How you tell one whale shark from another? Spots and stripes.
Cool-water kelp forests are being eaten by tropical species moving south on warming waters.
Scientists think the European eel spawns thousands of miles away in the Sargasso Sea – but no one has ever seen an eel there.
Most ocean species start out as larvae drifting with currents. Using underwater robots, scientists have found that larvae use swimming motions to affect their course and reach suitable places to grow.
Marine parks need to cover large swathes of ocean, but they also need to cover the right areas if they are to deliver the best conservation. New research off Australia's northwest suggests how.
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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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Associate professor, 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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PhD Researcher in Marine Ecology, University of Exeter
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Lecturer and Researcher in Behavioural ecology and Cephalopod Biology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
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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
