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marine biology

How scientists are using AI to eavesdrop on dolphins and estimate population size

South Africa

How scientists are using AI to eavesdrop on dolphins and estimate population size

By Julia Evans

The true origins of the world’s smallest and weirdest whale

Maverick Life

The true origins of the world’s smallest and weirdest whale

By Nic Rawlence, Felix Georg Marx and Ludovic Dutoit

The bold man and the sea – a marine biologist’s ocean of ‘crazy’ memories makes for a captivating read

Magazine

The bold man and the sea – a marine biologist’s ocean of ‘crazy’ memories makes for a captivating read

By David Bristow

What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within reach

Magazine

What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever’s within reach

By Erin Spencer and Yannis Papastamatiou

Willowvale to Antarctica: Having very little money did not stop oceanographic trailblazer Dr Mdutyana from breaking through SA's barriers

South Africa

Willowvale to Antarctica: Having very little money did not stop oceanographic trailblazer Dr Mdutyana from breaking through SA's barriers

By Victoria O’Regan