DIRTY BUSINESS: Channel 4 puts human face on UK’s sewage crisis

After Channel 4’s Dirty Business exposed the human toll of sewage pollution, public outrage has surged, with campaigners demanding urgent government action to reform Britain’s privatised water industry.

Are CANNIBAL Killer Whales a sign of EVOLUTION in action?

In 2022, a Russian whale researcher made a startling discovery on Bering Island off Russia’s Pacific coast: a severed killer whale fin marked with the teeth of another killer whale. Two years later, it happened again, just two kilometres from the original find. 

The Whale Entanglement Crisis – The Ocean News Podcast

As climate change rewrites the rules of the ocean, one of the most iconic species on the US West Coast is facing a new and deadly challenge.

In this episode of the Ocean News Podcast, we dive into groundbreaking research recently published in PLOS Climate that explains why humpback whale entanglements are surging, even as their populations recover.

Career Resilience and Inclusion in Marine STEM – The Ocean News Podcast

In this episode of the Ocean News Podcast, editorial assistant Eva Cahill sits down with PhD researcher Marianne Glascot for the second instalment of our Women in STEM series.

With a background in organisational development and a previous career at HSBC, Marianne brings a unique, late-career perspective to academia. She shares her journey from environmental physics to a PhD at the University of Sussex, offering a candid look at the evolving culture of science today.

The Giant Tortoise is back in the Galapagos, Is this a Win for The Ocean? – The Ocean News Podcast

For the first time in 180 years, giant tortoises are once again roaming the Galápagos, as 158 were released in Floreana Island this month – which conservationists say will strengthen the island’s land-sea ecosystems.

Industrial Krill Fishing Brings Antarctic Food Web Close to COLLAPSE – The Ocean News Podcast

Sea Shepherd has launched its 2026 Antarctic campaign to document industrial krill fishing near key whale feeding grounds.
The mission will gather scientific data, increase public scrutiny and inform international policy amid growing pressure on the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

If You Can’t SEE IT, You Can’t BE IT – The Ocean News Podcast

“I've been asked so many times whether I was the assistant of the researcher. Even after explaining, no, that's me, I've been asked again: are you the assistant?” says George Short, a female Marine ecologist working with the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Canda’s Big Move to Reduce Whale ENTANGLEMENT – The Ocean News Podcast

Canada has unveiled a sweeping new plan aimed at reducing deadly whale entanglements while safeguarding the future of its coastal fisheries. Earlier this month, Fisheries and Oceans Canada released its Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy – a five-year national framework designed to lower the risk of entanglements.

Turtles at Loggerheads: How TURTLES are adapting to Climate Change – The Ocean News Podcast

Loggerhead turtles are successfully adapting to warming temperatures by breeding earlier, but depleting ocean productivity is causing a major decline in their reproductive capacity.