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'Shouting' dolphins reveal the impact of human noise pollution

The study has implications for the impact of noise produced by wind farms, shipping and sonar on marine mammals.

Climate

What are nurdles and how are they devastating the environment?

In the EU, 23 billion plastic nurdles enter our environment every day.

Ocean

Electric and modular: can these clean ships outcompete diesel?

In partnership with the European Commission

Electric and modular: can these clean ships outcompete diesel?

Ocean

Full green ahead: Can the shipping industry ditch diesel for electric?

In partnership with the European Commission

Shipping is one of the world's most polluting industries, but change may be coming.

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Thailand

Search still underway for 30 sailors in Gulf of Thailand

A rescue effort is still underway in the Gulf of Thailand after high waves caused a ship to sink with more than 100 people onboard.

Nature

How scientists could ‘rewild’ the Great Barrier Reef with frozen coral

The Great Barrier reef is under threat from coral bleaching and invasive species. Could 'coral freezing' help?

Sport

Blind surfer takes on huge waves in Portugal

Australian surfer Matt Formston is among the best disabled surfers in the world and he’s blind but that hasn’t stopped him from taking on waves of around 12 metres high off the Portuguese coast.

Ocean Calls

Is there still time to restore our oceans? We asked marine experts

In partnership with The European Commission

Ocean ecosystems are dying because of pollution, overfishing, and the effects of climate change.

Nature

A litre of water can help scientists track hundreds of marine species

Global heating is forcing marine species to move. But how can scientists protect them if they don’t know where they live?

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A nativity scene underwater in Madrid aquarium

An audience watches as divers set up a nativity scene in a tank in Madrid Zoo Aquarium.

Green News

Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ label cautiously welcomed by biologists

The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10 per cent of the world’s coral reef ecosystems. But this massive network is under threat.

Nature

First photos of the bizarre creatures living deep in the Indian ocean

From a ‘voracious eel’ to a cute batfish, these are the strange inhabitants of the ocean floor near the Cocos Keeling islands.

Panama

Delegates extend protection to 54 shark species from global trade

Studies say the number of threatened shark species has more than doubled in the last decade.

Ocean Calls

What’s the future of offshore renewables?

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode, we're talking about the emerging sector of ocean energy. Will the ocean produce enough to fade out fossil fuels? How's it all going to work?

Ocean

'Blue revolution': shifting food production from land to the sea

In partnership with the European Commission

Farmed sea lettuce, called Ulva, algae, and Spirulina are all part of what is being described as a "blue revolution". They all possess many health benefits and are eco-friendly to produce. Making them nutritious, tasty, and good for the planet.

Ocean

Yummy algae? Farming seaweed provides nutritious food and absorbs CO2

In partnership with the European Commission

Farming seaweed species like sugar kelp or sea lettuce can provide more healthy and nutritious food for the planet's growing population, while simultaneously absorbing CO2. It can also help keep the sea clean and create new fish habitats

Nature

Scientists invent fast food packaging made from seaweed

A new seaweed based wrapper could replace plastic fast food packaging - and researchers think it could be scalable.

Ocean

Maritime Safety: How vessel monitoring can help protect our waters

In partnership with the European Commission

The sinking of the oil tanker "Erika" off the French coast in 1999 is known as one of France's worst environmental catastrophes. Following the disaster, the E.U established the European Maritime Safety Agency which operates the vessel traffic monitoring system, SafeSeaNet. How does it protect us?

Nature

Rescue efforts underway for more than 200 whales beached in Tasmania

The stranding comes just days after 14 sperm whales were found stranded on an island off the southeastern coast.

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Massive pod of whales stranded on Tasmanian coast

About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast.