And excretion rate may determine whether or not these microplastics also bioaccumulate across trophic levels

From the fluffy sponge crab, to the Japanese retweet mite to the satan's mud dragon, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has again released its annual list of the top-ten marine species described by researchers during the past year.

Rate of plastic entering the oceans could accelerate 2.6 times by 2040 if left unchecked

A South Tyneside Council-led project aims to strengthen North Eastern coastlines and communities in the face of flooding, erosion and the impacts of climate change.

Join the The Open Sea Lab 3.0 Hackathon to create and share innovative ideas for the development of useful ocean-related applications.

Discover some of the inspirational people and organisations working to learn more about and mitigate the impact of invasive species in the ocean in this special edition of Eco Magazine.

A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin’s bizarre nesting habits – rejecting the first egg they lay – is because they can’t feed two chicks, and the second, larger egg has a better chance of success.

Researchers have discovered that an 80 year old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science, they show how the wreck is leaking hazardous pollutants, such as explosives and heavy metals, into the ocean floor sediment of the North Sea, influencing the marine microbiology around it

With ocean data and models, researchers at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia are working to improve Colombia’s hurricane adaptation and mitigation measures.