Our oceans are under intense pressure from warming waters, pollution, and habitat loss, but new tools are emerging that could improve how we monitor the state of the ocean.

Researchers from MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, were surprised to discover a large field of hydrothermal vents near Milos Island, Greece.

Scientists studying the deep sea off the west coast of Canada have made a worrying discovery: zombie worms are missing.

Researchers at the University of Bonn have developed a new washing machine filter inspired by fish gills, and early tests suggest it could remove more than 99 percent of microplastic fibres from laundry wastewater.