Frankenstein’s monster for the post-carbon age: Solar powered sea slugs use renewable energy to regrow their bodies

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Sea slugs are among the most beautiful creatures you can find in the ocean. However, the two slug species featured in today’s blog recently made headlines ...

The Great British Beach Clean 2020: Results announced

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The Great British Beach Clean 2020 took place in September on beaches all around the UK. There were an amazing 459 clean ups, with 2124 volunteers taking part, removing just over 3 tonnes of litter.

The Great British Beach Clean

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On Sunday 22nd of September a group of enthusiastic volunteers gathered in the pouring rain at a beach near Stevenston, West Scotland.

Foraminifera: Microscopic Marine Marvels

Foraminifera specimens from the Lagoon of Venice

If you take a handful of sand or mud from any depth of the ocean anywhere in the world and look at it through a microscope, chances are that you will discover a whole new world.