Aggregations of marine predators are one of the ocean’s great spectacles, but little is known about them. Alicia Burns, Jens Krause, Matt Hansen, Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken, and Rogelio González Armas focus on interactions between striped marlin and sea lions to uncover their secrets.
Scientists are the de facto governors of the mesopelagic zone, but can they also help bring deep sea governance out of the shadows? We spoke to Amanda Schadeberg to find out.
When you think of barnacles you might think of small invertebrates stuck to rocks on a shore with a hard shell. But did you know that there are actually 900 species of barnacles!
If you're unfamiliar with horseshoe crabs, prepare for an intriguing introduction to one of the marine world's captivating species. The horseshoe crab, distinguished by its charming horseshoe-shaped exoskeleton, or carapace are living fossils that boast a history that predates the dinosaurs.
As the Marine Biological Association celebrates 140 years at the frontiers of ocean exploration, Sylvia Earle reflects on our scientific advances and finds reasons for optimism in mankind’s search for an enduring place in nature.
Discover the marine environment of the West African Region and how legal frameworks have been developed to tackle some of the environmental and socio-economic issues.
With imagery from British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 Ryan Stalker, we delve into seemingly unrelated things connected by MBA member Craig Pinder's fascination with ocean drifters
We are joined in this episode by Noelle Helder, marine ecologist, and member of the four-woman Salty Science rowing team that crossed the Atlantic to make a positive contribution to inclusivity in marine science.
Pierre Hélaouët describes the new Integrated Continuous Plankton Recorder (iCPR), an advanced autonomous sampling platform for monitoring ocean biodiversity.
The Darwin Tree of Life project aims to sequence the genomes of 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland. Join the team at the MBA sequencing the marine environment.
The tree of life is a representation of evolution, diversity, and relationships between all living things. Kes Scott-Somme is involved in the marine component of a project cataloguing all the eukaryotic life of the UK.
