By volume,roughly 95% of the ocean consists of the permanently dark, cold deep sea. Despite such hostile conditions though, there is life in the ocean’s abyss.Deep sea marine sponges are among the organisms that live in these mysterious dark waters. theconversation.com/deep-sea-spo...

Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The paper,Understanding the Role of Offshore Energy Structures in Ecosystem Service Delivery: Applying Global Findings to the North Sea,draws on evidence from 18 countries over 42 years and provides a roadmap for future policy and management decisions in the UK and beyond www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25607/

Puffins once bred in great numbers on a small British islet located off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, but that all changed in the 1790s when a shipwreck introduced brown long-tailed rats to the island which decimated the population. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/plastic...

The 55 metre chalk figure,cut into a Dorset hillside,is one of the UK's most instantly recognisable historic landmark,but the National Trust,which owns and manages the site,says changing weather patterns are making it harder to keep the Giant prominent on the hillside. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The USA government has taken a significant step towards enabling commercial deep-sea mining in the Pacific Ocean.NOAA formally certified an exploration licence application covering approximately 122,000 km square of seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone oceanographicmagazine.com/news/noaa-ad...

The Faroese parliament has voted unanimously to ensure local hunting regulations override the territory’s Animal Welfare Act,shielding whalers from prosecution for welfare violations.The proposal was passed with 28 votes in favour and no opposition oceanographicmagazine.com/news/faroe-i...

Male pregnancy, the family is split by how the males carry their young. Many pipefish – and all seahorses – are “tail brooders”, carrying eggs on the tail in pouches.Another group of pipefish, the “trunk brooders”, carry eggs exposed directly on the belly. theconversation.com/rare-male-re...

Male pregnancy, the family is split by how the males carry their young. Many pipefish – and all seahorses – are “tail brooders”, carrying eggs on the tail in pouches.Another group of pipefish, the “trunk brooders”, carry eggs exposed directly on the belly. theconversation.com/rare-male-re...

The USA government has taken a significant step towards enabling commercial deep-sea mining in the Pacific Ocean.NOAA formally certified an exploration licence application covering approximately 122,000 km square of seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone oceanographicmagazine.com/news/noaa-ad...

The Faroese parliament has voted unanimously to ensure local hunting regulations override the territory’s Animal Welfare Act,shielding whalers from prosecution for welfare violations.The proposal was passed with 28 votes in favour and no opposition oceanographicmagazine.com/news/faroe-i...

The 55 metre chalk figure,cut into a Dorset hillside,is one of the UK's most instantly recognisable historic landmark,but the National Trust,which owns and manages the site,says changing weather patterns are making it harder to keep the Giant prominent on the hillside. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

By volume,roughly 95% of the ocean consists of the permanently dark, cold deep sea. Despite such hostile conditions though, there is life in the ocean’s abyss.Deep sea marine sponges are among the organisms that live in these mysterious dark waters. theconversation.com/deep-sea-spo...

The paper,Understanding the Role of Offshore Energy Structures in Ecosystem Service Delivery: Applying Global Findings to the North Sea,draws on evidence from 18 countries over 42 years and provides a roadmap for future policy and management decisions in the UK and beyond www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25607/

Puffins once bred in great numbers on a small British islet located off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, but that all changed in the 1790s when a shipwreck introduced brown long-tailed rats to the island which decimated the population. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/plastic...

In the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre system,between California and Hawaii,is where the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has formed.The region now holds tens of thousands of tons of durable plastic debris,sturdy enough to travel through the ocean for years. www.futura-sciences.com/en/scientist...

The River Wye,is the first river in the UK to be granted cross border rights from source to sea,including the right to flow,maintain biodiversity,remain free from pollution,regeneration,and have representation in the decision making processes are protected. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/uk-rive...

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) is celebrating 30 years of the Spurn nature reserve,Spurn juts out 3.5 miles (6km) into the Humber Estuary, a curving spit of sand,mud and marram grass which, in places, is just 160ft (50m) wide. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The new arrivals at Kenya’s mountain bongo sanctuary will increase the gene pool, as part of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy breeding and rewilding programme.The transfer was led by experts from England’s Chester Zoo in collaboration with the KWS and EAZA. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

An unusual area of warm water has persisted since peaking in size during September 2025,it still stretches from the California coastline,halfway across the Pacific affecting a vast region of oceanic habitats from Hawaii to British Columbia and southward to Mexico www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A new study shows seals are being affected by chemical pollution in the Arctic food chain and rapid climate driven warming that is transforming their sea ice habitat. theconversation.com/human-made-c...

A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said. That’s nearly 50 more than the previous high of 223 set on May 22, 2019 www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/a...

Researchers found that the same Fraser river water where these salmon spend the first month or two of their lives is also contaminated with more than 200 chemicals,including common blood pressure and diabetes medications,antidepressants,caffeine and cocaine. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/chemica...

Researchers in the United States have developed an autonomous underwater robot that can listen to coral reefs, track marine life and identify biodiversity hotspots. They hope the system may soon help scientists protect threatened reefs around the world. apnews.com/video/scient...

An estimated 69 million tonnes of food was wasted in Europe and the UK in 2025,based on average food waste for the EU and the UK calculations and the current combined population data.Around the world in 2022 retail and food service wasted 1.052 billion tonnes theconversation.com/why-european...

The project by the Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) saw 30,000 trees planted over three years at the Creg y Cowin reserve, a 105-acre (42-hectare) site bought by the charity in 2023. The area was previously used for low-grade grazing and, sitting between two rivers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The CCC said cooling measures were needed in hospitals and care homes,with more investment in flood protection and stabilising coal tips.4C global warming by 2100,could see up to 18,000 UK heat related deaths a year,with parts of Wales seeing disease carrying mosquitoes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Global study finds wrappers,bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue stall.Researchers looked at data from more than 5,300 surveys of coastal litter from 355 existing studies on the subject. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seals are hiding in underwater bubble caves in order to escape busy summer tourist crowds in Greece’s Inner Ionian archipelago. Mediterranean monk seals are one of the world’s most endangered seals,they have inhabited the islet for generations oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-se...

The world’s leading marine scientists have issued a stark warning that many shark and ray populations risk declining beyond recovery within our lifetimes unless immediate global political action is taken. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/global-...

The former Shoreham Cement Works is the largest brownfield site in the south of England,it has been identified as having development potential by the South Downs National Park Authority,earmarking the site for around 400 homes along with neighbourhood. www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...

The four Sumatran tiger cubs were the first ever to be born at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury in Kent, on April 9. The park is hailing their birth as a significant boost for the future of Sumatran tigers, with less than 400 remaining in the wild www.itv.com/news/meridia...

Dangerous levels of forever chemicals have infiltrated the soil,water,and marine food chain of the Solent strait,as researchers trace the toxic build-up back to treated sewage,scientists and environmental NGOs are demanding stricter government regulation. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/forever...

De-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences have hatched its first chicks from an entirely artificial egg.The tech startup calls it a giant leap forward in its attempt to resurrect the now extinct,230kg New Zealand moa bird,whose enormous eggs could not be replicated today news.sky.com/story/de-ext...

1,245 self sown Kentish milkwort plants have been recorded at Queendown Warren,the largest population of the species in the UK,due to a long term project led by Kent Wildlife Trust,in partnership with The Species Recovery Trust,Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew and volunteers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust said it had acquired Court House Meadows alongside the River Meon, one of only 220 chalk rivers in existence. The site covers more than eight hectares in the Meon Valley and will not be open to the public. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 90 per cent of water voles have been lost nationally since the 1970s,the Mammal Society stated.To combat this,they have been tracking the endangered species using monitoring boxes,funded by a £1,500 grant from Shropshire Hills National Landscape www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Homes England,has signed up to the Homes for Nature commitment, With scheme members,which includes almost 30 house builders,have committed to installing a bird-nesting brick or box for every new home built,and a hedgehog highway in every new development. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The Duchy of Cornwall, which provides a private income of over £20m per year to the Prince of Wales, is to sell off 20% of its property over 10 years. There will be £500m invested in local communities,including in affordable housing and environmental projects. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New waste licensing rules will aim at stopping waste carriers from exploiting loopholes and illegally dumping rubbish in England.Laws laid this week will require waste carriers to prove they are qualified to do so,rather than just filling in an online form,Defra said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wildlife officials in Florida will continue to allow giant manta rays to be taken from the ocean,but have tightened their policies after a viral video showed a captured ray in severe distress,and a bipartisan group of politicians called for an end to the practice www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation plays a crucial role in redistributing heat by transporting warmer waters from the tropics northwards,an AMOC collapse could lead to harsher winters in northern Europe,droughts in South Asia and the Sahel region in Africa. www.dw.com/en/ocean-cur...

Marine Conservation,Cambodia, has reached a 25% milestone in deploying seabed structures that deter illegal trawling and rebuild fish stocks with early monitoring recording six times more fish at protected sites than control areas. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/concret...

A £100m project to transform the countryside,boost wildlife and help prevent flooding is now paying farmers for their work for the first time.More than 50 farms are involved in the Evenlode Landscape Recovery Project,restoring 3 thousand hectares of Cotswold farmland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe.It comes as the government announces six new river bathing sites will be monitored for the first time this summer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...