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Beach poison

Unwelcome arrival

Fate sealed

Simply put: Plastic spill in the North Sea

GALAPAGOS SEA

Haloa there!

Marine potpourri

There will be more plastic than fishes in oceans by 2050

Instrument meant to survey plankton population accidentally records amount of plastics in the oceans

The secret sex life of the sea urchin

With the unravelling of how fertilisation occurs in sea urchins, scientists may now better understand the reproduction process in higher mammals, …

Penguins gauge sea resources for scientists

Scientists are relying on the emperor penguins to find out the state of sea resources in the inhospitable Antarctic region.

Sea cows under threat

THE TERMINATORS

Piscine conflicts

Krilling stuff

When technology kills

INDIA

Sudden impact

A meteorite that hit the Earth could have thrown life forms across the globe

Sounding out mussels

Relative remedy

Shells of everyday life

From jewellery, to food and medicine, shells have served many purposes

Offshore encounters

The future of the Galapagos islands is at stake as fisherfolk and conservationists fight for its resources

Eavesdropping on animals via satellite

Technological advances allow biologists to sit in their labs and monitor animal movements.

SOUTH AFRICA

FIJI