Glow in the dark sharks! How and why are chaincat sharks biofluorescent?
Biofluorescence is an incredible phenomenon that many ocean organism experience, the term is often exchanged for “glowing in the dark”.…
Basking Sharks in Warming Waters
Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are a filter feeding species of shark, pumping plankton-rich water through their gill rakers to feed.…
Seas under attack from walnuts (Mnemiopsis leidyi).
The sea walnut is a species of ctenophore or better know as a comb jelly and they are terrorizing seas…
Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) On The Verge Of Extinction!
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) Is the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean alive today with current figures estimating less than…
Why do orcas have various hunting methods?
Orcas (orcinus orca) are one of the most successful, long living hunters and the largest apex predator in the ocean…
Coral Reefs – What Can Be Done to Save Them?
In a recent episode of the BBC’s Blue Planet II, a number of various species were shown interacting in…
Coral Reefs Under Attack by Spiny Sea Stars!!!
When you think of starfish, killer is not usually the first word to come to mind. Growing up we think…
Water Bear Don’t Care – Why Tardigrades Will Outlive Us All
Extremophiles refer to animals that are adapted to living in the most extreme environments. From beetles that use anti-freeze proteins…
The great glowing ocean – how the ‘milky sea’ was discovered
Long ago, sailors would return from sea with stories of glowing waters far out in the open ocean. They recounted…
Can we edit GABRA3 to suppress AKT activation and therefore metastasis in breast cancer
Around 58,000 women and men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK and out of this 11,500…