Melissa Hobson

The Bay of Biscay is known for being incredibly dangerous. Although its waters can be flat and calm, violent storms can rage.

Despite being the world's second largest fish, basking sharks are highly elusive, so scientists need to be creative when trying to learn more about them.

There’s no denying that the ocean is a strange place. But the weirdness isn’t confined to marine life. Here's several strange ocean phenomena

Could the Dolphins of the Welsh coast have a Cardiff accent?

When this man went to see a pod of dolphins in Western Australia, he wasn’t expecting them to share a gift.

Remarkable footage shows orcas playing with their food – and scientists have a few theories that might explain why they do it.

Hundreds of calves have washed up off the coast of Peninsula Valdés since June and scientists are trying to figure out the cause

Leopard sharks (sometimes called zebra sharks) are an exciting sight in Indonesian waters – and this one had a rare genetic condition.

160 billion tonnes of seawater rush in and out of this bay twice a day, reaching such intense speeds that it sounds like a train

Omura’s whales are filter feeders that snack on enormous mouthfuls of tiny krill.

Oyster reefs could add around $12 trillion to global economies if they were better managed and protected, new study finds.

Marine mammal experts responded to the unusual sighting and tried to encourage the pod back to the safety of deeper seas.

Wildlife watchers visited the Scottish Hebrides to see what marine life can be found in waters where whales used to be hunted. They witnessed one of the largest minke whale aggregations ever recorded in the region.

Marine researchers are using unsupervised AI algorithms to identify marine animals based on the noises they make. But not all the sounds they pick up can be identified.

Bubbles the dolphin is a familiar face at Lady Elliot Island in Australia, but a new scientific paper is making him famous for something very unusual: eating fish vomit.

The animals living in UK waters aren’t typically as deadly as those found in other regions, such as the Indo-Pacific, but there are some species to watch out for, from venomous fish lurking in the sand waiting to strike to boisterous dolphins.

When this wildlife photographer set up his GoPro in the waters of French Polynesia, a funny fish came to investigate.

An expedition team were filming in a remote kelp forest in Patagonia when this happened.

The scientists were using camera tags to learn more about shark behaviour.

The dorsal fin is one of the most recognisable features in the animal kingdom, but it's far more than a dramatic silhouette. Here's why so many creatures have evolved one