Blooming seas were recorded around the Chatham Islands in January 2026, after satellite images showed large swirls of colour spreading across the Paci.

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

Just as Earth's skies can be darkened by cloud and smog, the oceans too can be shrouded in darkness. These prolonged periods ...

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...

East Tasmania waters in recent days has been confirmed as harmless and naturally occurring after activists and a state MP suggested it could be damaging to the environment and human health.

The accumulation of pink sludge across southern Tasmanian waterways has prompted fears it could signal the beginnings of an ...

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with ...

Captured by NASA satellite on January 10, 2026, the bloom appeared as swirls of green and blue, an unmistakable sign of a ...

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation staff (DWER) have responded to reports of dead fish in the Lower Vasse River on Monday 19 January ...

A newly-named 'darkwave' phenomenon - where underwater light is blocked by sediment and other murk - can wreak havoc on marine ecosystems, New Zealand-led research has found. The short-term events - ...