A delicate flower to call our own
When it comes to life, we first need to know what we are looking at.
Under the sea
Cool-water food chain in trouble
Cool-water food chain in trouble
Every link in a chain matters.
Shells find purpose long after low tide
Shells find purpose long after low tide
It’s not only in Dublin’s fair city that we find "cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh" — quoting the folksong about Molly Malone.
Age matters — when it comes to the sea
Age matters — when it comes to the sea
To avoid the collapse of fisheries, assessments of ageing need to be done differently.
Lighting up the deep, dark ocean
Lighting up the deep, dark ocean
What goes around might be an animal with radial symmetry.
Chewing over a salty solution
Chewing over a salty solution
Seaweed is being suggested as a solution to our meat problems.
Lions of the sea
Lions of the sea
Long ago when we were young, we managed a trip to Zimbabwe.
Better to fool than to feed
Better to fool than to feed
Some displays in nature are designed to be missed.
Our oceans’ tiny recyclers
Our oceans’ tiny recyclers
Most people know about phytoplankton, the little round green algae that form the basis for the marine food chain. But there's plenty of other tiny life in the sea, writes Abby Smith.
Life floats on a red tide
Life floats on a red tide
Those tiny pink shrimp in the harbour are a lot more than just nuisance for swimmers.
Global oceans in state of crisis
Global oceans in state of crisis
The once impenetrable ocean is now showing signs of 7.9 billion people polluting it, writes Abby Smith.
We should not eat their chance at survival
We should not eat their chance at survival
Ukraine is not the only reason to give the caviar a miss.
Counting the kingdoms
Counting the kingdoms
As our understanding has deepened, life has branched out, writes marine science professor Abby Smith.
Collaboration the gift of bryozoans
Collaboration the gift of bryozoans
They may seem an unlikely source of life lessons, until you look a little closer.
Responding collectively to extinction
Responding collectively to extinction
The life in our oceans needs us to make some connections, writes Abby Smith.