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A timber shipwreck found complete with guns and an assortment of artefacts is now thought likely to have played a part in the “Halkidiki Uprising”, an incident in the Greek

The expedition ship rv Petrel, which has injured at least 33 people in falling over in dry-dock in a major incident in Scotland today (22 March), has been described as

When marine biologists first noticed whales “trap-feeding” with mouths wide open at the sea's surface nine years ago it was thought likely to be a 21st-century phenomenon – but now

If human activity has brought about the ocean-warming crisis, it is human-made artificial reefs – whether accidental shipwrecks or deliberate installations – that can help to counter its effects. That’s

Mysterious deep-lying coral reefs function so differently to shallow reefs that they are unlikely to offer a refuge for shallow-reef fish seeking to escape the consequences of ocean warming. That’s

Wearing only trunks, fins, cap and mask, “Czech Iceman” David Vencl has claimed a world freediving record after completing a chilling 52.1m vertical dive through an ice-hole in Switzerland’s Lake