Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
Understanding how the ageing of sperm works in other animals is more important than ever as human male fertility is in decline.
Noisy oceans are having a significant impact on marine life.
To fish the oceans sustainably, nations must reduce bycatch, or accidental catches. But fishermen often resist changing gear or techniques that kill nontargeted species.
The Soviet Union was a latecomer to industrial whaling, but it slaughtered whales by the thousands once it started and radically under-reported its take to international monitors.
A terrifying sight in ancient waters, the megalodon shark was once the most feared creature in the sea.
Using our oceans as carbon sinks could help achieve climate goals set in the most recent IPCC report.
It’s usually good news when a once-scarce species starts to recover – unless it starts getting in humans’ way. An ecologist explains how science can help predict unwelcome encounters.
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