Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Week in wildlife: a chonky sea lion, amorous toads and an adorable gosling

admin — Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:38 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine

admin — Fri, 08 May 2026 04:10:10 +0000

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before. These microbes produce a stunning variety of chemical compounds with potential uses in medicine and biotech. The discovery highlights just how much is at stake as coral reefs face growing threats.

Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom

admin — Fri, 08 May 2026 03:45:27 +0000

Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house

Water flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s upper house.

Gas-fired power still looks a safe bet for Centrica in the renewables era

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:35 +0000

There will still be a need to have gas in the wings to keep the lights on, so the financials stack up on Severn plant purchase

Sir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings – audio

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:06:01 +0000

Sir David Attenborough has released an audio message thanking the public for the flood of goodwill messages sent in the run-up to his 100th birthday. The veteran broadcaster said he had expected to celebrate quietly, but expressed gratitude for the well-wishes he had received. Attenborough, who was born on 8 May 1926, joined the BBC in 1952 and went on to become one of the world's most respected and influential wildlife presenters

Ben Jennings on David Attenborough’s 100th birthday – cartoon

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:08:51 +0000

The objects that escaped from the museum: magical spectacle Return to the Forest – in pictures

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:58:35 +0000

A trip to a museum becomes an unexpected adventure in a new immersive family show by Theatre-Rites and Factory International

Diesel prices squeeze US farmers ‘barely getting by’ amid tariffs and drought

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:49 +0000

US war with Iran drives diesel fuel prices up during spring planting season, ‘hitting us at the wrong time’, farmers say

It has been a tough few years for American farmers.

Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:30:47 +0000

Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the industry and slow clean-energy transition

The billions in profits big oil is reaping due to the Iran war may stymie the energy transition, experts and advocates fear, incentivizing oil and gas expansion and boosting the sector’s funds for political lobbying.

“Windfall profits from Trump’s war will allow big oil to build a wall of money around its Trump-era political victories,” said Lukas Shankar-Ross, a deputy director at the green group Friends of the Earth.

Shark or sea monster? The Canadian marine mystery that still intrigues experts 90 years on

admin — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:47 +0000

Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how little is known about what lies beneath the waves

Its head resembled a dog’s, its downturned nose a camel’s, and at the end of its reptilian body was the tail of a horse. Witnesses say it was covered in a thin white film. When the remains of a strange creature were pulled from the stomach of a sperm whale, most of those present agreed: it was a sea monster – or at least something unknown living in the depths off Canada’s west coast.