Image shows two sea spider (Pycnogonum litorale) individuals next to their prey - a sea anemone, undated photo. When researchers from the University of Vienna, Austria, illuminated them with a UV light source, the spiders fluoresce bright blue. (Georg Brenneis/Newsflash)

Amputated Sea Spiders Can Regrow Their Rear Ends, Says Study

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 30, 2023

Amputated sea spiders can regrow large parts of their bodies including their rear ends and reproductive organs, a new study has shown. Biologists discovered that the species of sea spiders…

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Picture shows two green turtles (Chelonia mydas) that were returned to the sea on the beaches of San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. They were rescued after getting caught in the nets of fishermen and rehabilitated. (Fundacion Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

Rescued Endangered Turtles Teach Beachgoers Grim Truth Of Pollution

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 11, 2023

Marine life experts use two endangered turtles rescued from plastic pollution and fishing nets to educate beachgoers in Argentina. The green sea turtles were rescued after becoming caught in artisanal…

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Thor the walrus makes an appearance in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England, in an undated photo. According to Em Mayman, there hasn't been a walrus in this part of the UK in a very, very long time. (Em Mayman of BDMLR/Newsflash)

Walrus Leaves UK For Colder Waters

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:January 10, 2023

Thor the walrus, who caused New Year's Eve fireworks to be cancelled at an English seaside town, as he leaves the UK to head north to colder waters. His arrival…

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A Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Caretta) is returned to the sea in San Clemente, Argentina, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Three Loggerhead sea turtle were rescued from the nets of a fishermen who collaborates with the rescue centre, examined, treated and released. (Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

Endangered Loggerheads Released Back Into Sea

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 5, 2023

Three endangered loggerhead sea turtles have been returned to the sea after they were rescued from fishing nets off the coast of Argentina. Experts from Fundacion Mundo Marino set the…

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Humpback whale with broken spine swims in Olowalu, Maui, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. According to the Pacific Whale Foundation, the whale was determined to likely be suffering from blunt force injuries caused by a probable vessel strike. (@pacificwhalefoundation/Newsflash)

Tragedy Of Humpback Whale With Broken Back

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 25, 2022

Drone footage shows the incredible courage of a humpback whale as she struggles to complete a gruelling 3,000-mile journey with a broken spine. The female whale - named Moon by…

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Dan Abbott's friend, Logan, who works with Bimini Scuba Center in Bimini, feeds a hammerhead shark in Bimini, Bahamas in undated footage. According to Dan, the feeling of being so close to a shark tends to be humbling and often awe-inspiring. (@sharkman_dan/Newsflash)

Woman Diver Hand Feeds Hammerhead Shark

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:November 27, 2022

British diver and wildlife filmmaker captures a huge hammerhead shark being fed a fish snack. Dan Abbott, 36, is originally from South East England and is now living in Majorca…

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Picture shows natural and synthetic marine debris in Oahu, Hawaii, in undated footage. SEED's Trash Time Machine uses water and physics to separate natural and synthetic material. (@seed.world/Newsflash)

Breakthrough In Scrubbing Microplastics From The World’s Oceans

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:November 24, 2022

Retired US Marine Corps combat engineer shows off a new tool capable of separating microplastics from organic sea matter. The Trash Time Machine (TTM) is an open-source invention created by…

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Picture shows the turtle Jorge at the Aquarium Marine Fauna Rehabilitation Center (CRFMA), located in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. After 38 years of captivity he was transfer to facility from Mendoza, where he will begin an adaptation process needed for future release. (Ciudad de Mendoza/Newsflash)

Jorge The VIP Turtle Goes To Rehab After 38 Years In Captivity

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 3, 2022

A VIP turtle that has spent nearly 40 years in captivity has been moved to a new home as part of a plan to return him to the wild. Loggerhead…

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Image shows the torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships, undated photo. Belgian scientists found out that the shipwreck leaked many pollutants into the sea, changing the ocean floor around it. (VLIZ/Newsflash)

WWII Ship Sunk By RAF Is Leaking Dangerous Pollutants Into Sea

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 30, 2022

A Nazi patrol boat sunk by the RAF in World War II is leaking toxic pollutants into the sea and is set to be even more dangerous as it rusts…

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Picture shows several Glaucus atlanticus, better known as Blue dragons, in Queensland, Australia, undated. Blue Dragon is a type of mollusk, or sea slug, a shell-less gastropod mollusk. (@julianobayd/Newsflash)

Handling One Of The Ocean’s Deadliest Predators

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:October 29, 2022

A marine wildlife expert pushed his luck when he decided to pick up one of the deadliest ever sea creatures - known as blue death - with his bare hands.…

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