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A half century ago, Ad Kalmijn proved that sharks can sense electromagnetic fields. His work is still reshaping our understanding of ocean ecosystems.

At the depths narwhals hunt — up to 1800 meters, or nearly 6,000 feet — there isn’t any light, so sound is very important to them. They navigate by echolocation like bats, by emitting click sounds. From far away, the hammering of human activity may sound like a soft “puh,” like dropping a bag of grain, but to narwhals these sounds are the equivalent of being inside a loud, clanging bell; completely disorienting.

The environmental threat that researchers are only beginning to study is dramatically reducing the productivity of the plant

The oceans are changing - here’s how to help researchers monitor them More than 1000 people have already participated in a global project to track changes to the oceans. Krista Charles explains how to join the effort Life 31 March 2021 David Fleetham/naturepl.com IF YOU have access to the sea or a coastline you can help researchers monitor the world’s oceans during the covid-19 pandemic and beyond. More than 1000 people have already joined the eOceans platform, which aims to help researchers gather data ...

‘Everything on this planet is connected’: Q&A with WWF’s Marco Lambertini As the world works to emerge from the devastation and hardship brought by the pandemic, there has been much talk about the recovery being an opportunity to drive transformative change toward a more sustainable, equitable society that recognizes that human well-being is underpinned by a healthy planet. Much of the focus on this concept has been on cutting carbon emissions from transportation and energy production. There’s been less emphasis on protecting and restoring nature, but the “Nature Positive” campaig...