How seals adapted to move through water
Collaboration of zoologists and engineers solves seal “evolutionary riddle”.
Have you ever wondered how seals learned to perform their skilled underwater acrobatics? Zoologist David Hocking, ...
Marine life
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Pigeons of the sea? Sharks use magnetic compass for navigation
Researchers nail evidence that some shark species use magnetic forces as a natural GPS
Might be time to re-think your strategy for avoiding sharks: turns out the marine predators use the Earth’s magnetic ...
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Arctic sponges leave trails as they wander
The sponges were thought to be stationary, but they leave sneaky spikes on the seafloor.
Adult marine sponges are usually thought to be stationary, picking a spot on the seafloor while still in their larval...
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Humpback whale behaviours at migratory pitstops
Observations confirm the importance of conserving the animals’ resting areas.
What do migrating humpback whales get up to at resting points on their long journey? Australian researchers have shon...
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555 myo fossils reveal early Arkarua feeding
An international team of researchers has shed light on the feeding mode of Pentaradial Arkarua, a...
By Annemarie Gaskin, University of Adelaide This creature inhabited tropical, shallow waters covering the Flinders...
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Marine species flee the equator
Warming waters are triggering a mass exodus of marine creatures from the tropics.
A new global study reveals that the biodiversity of marine species around the equator has dropped, as warming seas fo...
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Octopuses change colour based on sleep cycle
Octopus’ technicoloured dream coat reflects sleep stages.
When sleeping, octopuses change colour, and now a study, published in iScience, shows that the colours represent octo...
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Marine animals swim in circles
Fish, penguins, turtles, and mammals do, and it doesn’t make sense.
Japanese scientists have stumbled on a mysterious phenomenon: sharks, turtles, penguins and various marine mammals al...
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Headless? No hindrance…
Japanese researchers discover a remarkable ability in an already interesting sea slug.
Move aside salamander, this sea slug is about to blow your regeneration powers out of the water. Scientists from N...
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Dazzle to survive
Scientists reveal the evolutionary history of fairy wrasses.
Diversification of the stunningly colourful fairy wrasses was propelled by sea-level changes during the last ice age,...
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“Fish DJ” drops marine beats
Speaker system helps scientists understand brain networks of baby fish.
A DJ-turned-researcher has designed a speaker for zebrafish larvae, playing them a range of beats from sounds they wo...
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Glow-in-the-dark sharks
Biggest luminescent vertebrate found near NZ.
What’s cooler than a shark? A glowing shark! Kiwi and Belgian researchers studying sharks off the coast of New Zea...