Scientists put 3D glasses on cuttlefish, Swedes stop flying, researchers turn to outer space to study whales and how a 1987 treaty is slowing climate change.

The risks of mining the deep sea, how mealworms could combat plastic, the power of seagrass and a sea star that sees without eyes.

Good news for corals and the Aral Sea, the rise of Lionfish, how undersea cables could help whales and the beach stranding everyone is talking about.

Grandmother killer whales share their catch, how sponges support coral reefs – and how carbon capture technology could help mitigate climate change.

Two studies highlight the role oceans can play in combating climate change, plus new hope for the endangered vaquita porpoise?

Manta rays, microplastics, a massive new marine protected area and a potential solar breakthrough: your weekly ocean briefing.

A new law could protect 21 coral hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico, while new research shows that larval fish ingest microplastics, often just days after they are born.

Italy is making climate change a part of their national curriculum and how Instagram is helping scientists track seahorses.

Herring stocks plummet in BC, a new subspecies of fin whale surfaces and have authorities solved the mystery of Brazil’s oil spill?

Renewable energy grows faster than expected, Sea Shepherd battles to save the vaquita – and is the very fabric of our universe like a foamy ocean?

Humpback whale numbers have massively recovered, a new algae breakthrough and good news about renewables, Styrofoam and whale sharks.

Mayors of coastal cities vow to act on climate change, a mysterious oil spill in Brazil and a new threat to Madagascar’s marine ecosystems.

New studies find that being near the ocean can actually boost mental health, and that tires are the largest contributor of microplastics in California waters.

Buckle up – it’s been an unprecedented week of global climate strikes, meetings and news.

How volcanic eruptions increase phytoplankton, a crisis in Hawai’i and the effect of plastic on worms in soil. Hint: not good.

To celebrate the 50th edition of State of the Oceans, we’ve rounded up five key ocean stories you might have missed.

The oceans never stop surprising us. Earlier this week, a couple sailing in the southwestern Pacific Ocean came across a huge, floating mass of volcanic rocks.