Oceans


Copepod (Zooplankton) are a group of small crustaceans found in the marine and freshwater habitat

Tiny zooplankton play a major role in carbon storage, new study finds

ByVictoria HeathJun 27, 2025
Migration of these microscopic animals – known as a 'seasonal migrant pump' – supports carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean
Ocean waves produce two to three times the world’s total energy needs

How to harness the waves: from halting tsunamis to clean energy

ByBryony CottamJun 17, 2025
Scientists have discovered a way to tap into the ocean’s vast, untouched energy reserves – but should they?
Vanishing Saltmarshes Threaten Climate Progress

Vanishing Saltmarshes Threaten Climate Progress

ByGeographical StaffJun 11, 2025
A major report warns saltmarshes are vanishing three times faster than forests – but restoration could unlock climate and ecological benefits
Following in the footsteps of explorers: The Royal Geographical Society Collection

Following in the footsteps of explorers: The Royal Geographical Society Collection

ByBryony CottamJun 9, 2025
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) has joined forces with Travelsphere to offer a new collection of tours
Pod of humpback whales in Tonga

Superhighways to protect migrating whales

ByGeographical StaffJun 4, 2025
Revolutionary new platform digitally maps whale migration routes to support ocean conservation and international marine protection goals
UK risks missing global ocean treaty deadline as EU nations accelerate ratification

UK risks missing global ocean treaty deadline as EU nations accelerate ratification

ByGeographical StaffMay 29, 2025
The UK faces criticism for its delay, jeopardising efforts to protect 30% of the oceans by 2030
UK seas in hot water: the rising threat of marine heatwaves

UK seas in hot water: the rising threat of marine heatwaves

ByGeographical StaffMay 22, 2025
Marine heatwaves hit UK seas with record temperatures, endangering ecosystems and coastal livelihoods amid accelerating climate change.
UK against trawling in protected seas in wake of Attenborough film

UK against trawling in protected seas in wake of Attenborough film

ByBryony CottamMay 13, 2025
Poll reveals overwhelming public demand for a ban on destructive bottom trawling in UK marine protected areas
The Helen Mary super trawler fishes within the Central Fladen Marine Protected Area (MPA), east of Scotland.

Supertrawlers spent more than 7,300 hours fishing in UK MPA’s since Brexit

ByVictoria HeathMar 11, 2025
Greenpeace investigation finds vast scale of supertrawler activity in UK marine-protected waters between 2020 and 2025
Massive ocean mission discovers more than 800 new species

Massive ocean mission discovers more than 800 new species

ByBryony CottamMar 10, 2025
Ocean Census, the world’s largest collaborative effort to accelerate the discovery of marine life, reveals 866 newly-found marine species
Onboard the ocean adventurer sailing out into the Drake Passage

Geo explainer: Why is the Drake Passage so feared?

ByVictoria HeathFeb 20, 2025
Discover more about the Drake Passage that leads to Antarctica, and why its waters can be some of the roughest in the world...
Study author, Maëlan Tomasek, with a “volunteer” in the experiment conducted in the Mediterranean Sea

Wild fish able to recognise individual humans, study finds

ByVictoria HeathFeb 20, 2025
Wild fish can use visual differences between humans to recognise individuals which have previously rewarded them, new research shows
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