This biologist eavesdropped on humpback whales for decades. What he heard helped save the species

This biologist eavesdropped on humpback whales for decades. What he heard helped save the species

Five decades ago, the album “Songs of the Humpback Whale” hit record stores, introducing the world t

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Meet the Striped Pyjama Squid

Meet the Striped Pyjama Squid

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cephalopods. It’s hard not to be when the group includes one-o

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U.N. Ocean Conference ends with promises. Is a sea change coming?

U.N. Ocean Conference ends with promises. Is a sea change coming?

The second United Nations Oceans Conference took place from June 27 to July 1 in Lisbon, focusing on

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Deep sea scientists find strange, transparent fish on ocean expedition

Deep sea scientists find strange, transparent fish on ocean expedition

A fish biologist and her team spotted a see-through fish in Alaskan waters recently. It’s a rarely-s

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No Surprise - Megalodon Was Top Dog In Our Oceans

No Surprise - Megalodon Was Top Dog In Our Oceans

The big. The mighty. The Meg. When you think of Megalodon – which is the generalized name we having

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Podcast: How marine conservation benefits from combining Indigenous knowledge and Western science

Podcast: How marine conservation benefits from combining Indigenous knowledge and Western science

On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we take a look at two stories that show the effectivene

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There's a Surprising Similarity Between The Brains of Humans And Octopuses

There's a Surprising Similarity Between The Brains of Humans And Octopuses

An octopus. (Laurent Davoust/EyeEm/Getty Images) NATURE Scientists have already established that oct

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Can we farm the ocean without destroying it?

Can we farm the ocean without destroying it?

The oceans supply just 2% of global food. With fish farming now the fastest growing food production

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Researchers Finally Tracked Down The Source of The Deadly Pacific Ocean 'Blob'

Researchers Finally Tracked Down The Source of The Deadly Pacific Ocean 'Blob'

ENVIRONMENT Like its movie namesake, the horrific marine heatwave nicknamed the Blob destroyed much

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Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief

Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief

Lisbon (AFP) – A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kic

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I Witnessed One of the Ocean’s Rarest Phenomena

I Witnessed One of the Ocean’s Rarest Phenomena

This article was originally published in Hakai Magazine. The sky was moonless and overcast, leaving

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To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseries

To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseries

WASINI, Kenya (AP) — Minutes away from the Kenyan mainland, the densely forested island of Wasini is

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