Independent tests find that a number of products on the market use oxidised oils, with the rancidity often masked by flavouringsMore than one in 10 fish oil supplements tested from among 60 large retail brands are rancid, while nearly half are just und…
Great Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says
Scientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reefGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingCorals across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef could be hit by ma…
Under the skin of the ocean, there’s a super-loud fishcotheque going on | Philip Hoare
The hubbub of an Indonesian reef should comes as no surprise: the world below is alive with soundA coral reef in Indonesia thought to be dead has been discovered to be erupting with glorious uproar – the sound of fishes whooping and grunting as they co…
‘Whoops, purrs and grunts’: previously unheard fish sounds from restored reef – video
From whoops to purrs, snaps to grunts, and foghorns to laughs, a cacophony of bizarre fish songs have shown that a coral reef in Indonesia has returned rapidly to health.Many of the noises had never been recorded before and the fish making th…
Here’s something you can’t ignore, says tampon plastics activist
Ella Daish to hand Procter & Gamble giant Tampax applicator, made from 1,200 discarded contributionsA British environmental activist is stepping up her campaign against single-use plastics in period products by calling on the world’s bestselling ma…
Birdwatch: winter brings razorbills out to sea to feed
Out of its breeding plumage, the striking black-and-white bird can be seen diving to catch fish Seawatching – staring out to sea in the hope that birds will fly past – can be a gruelling pastime, often with little reward for your efforts. But I had hig…
Fremantle shark attack: search for missing man off Port Beach
WA police say actions of witnesses were ‘heroic’ after incident reportedly involving tiger shark and great white sharkGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingEmergency services are searching for a man who is believed to have been attacked …
Scientists recreate reefs in labs to stem the plague killing coral – in pictures
At laboratories across Florida, marine biologists have been creating coral reefs, complete with artificial currents and local fish, in the search for a way to prevent stony coral tissue loss disease, which has swept along the state’s coastline and acro…
California surfer’s ‘measly punch’ fends off great white shark attack
‘It was like a clamp around my leg,’ says Eric Steinley, who was helped by others at Sonoma county beachPodcast: Jaws made us scared – but is a lack of sharks scarier?Surfers at a beach in Sonoma county, California used a surfboard strap as a tournique…
Clyde’s fish stocks start to recover – with a different fish than before
Banning fishing does not mean populations simply bounce back, as scientists found off Scotland’s west coastThe closure of the Clyde fishery has led to the recovery of marine species – but not the same species as lived there before, according to a repor…