News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives into TWO of the top stories this week. From the Trump administration reconsidering critical greenhouse gas findings to a new advance in AI technology that may pave the way to saving the world’s coral reef ecosystems.

News Editor, Rob Hutchins explores the recent news of a collision between an oil tanker carrying jet fuel on a short-term charter with a cargo ship in the North Sea, triggering deep concern for vulnerable marine life across two nearby marine protected areas.

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News Editor, Rob Hutchins, explores Ocean Census' newest discovery of 866 new marine species, including a guitar shark, a deep-sea mollusc, and the first octocoral found in the Maldives, as part of its wider mission to transform the approach to ocean science.

In a ‘major step forward in the UK’s environmental movement’, the River Ouse - the spine of an extensive network of smaller streams fanning the Sussex county - joins an international cohort of rivers now recognised as ‘living entities’ with ‘intrinsic rights to exist’.

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives into brand new international research that concludes there were nearly 3.5 times the number of marine heatwave days in the summers of both 2023 and 2024 compared to any other year on record, bringing with them billions of dollars in economic damage.

News Editor Rob Hutchins, is back and exploring the return of the Galapagos crake.

Found along the coasts and mangroves as well as the highlands of the Galapagos Islands, the Galapagos crake (also known as the rail) has spent nearly 200 years undetected on the island of Floreana, leading many to believe it was locally extinct... until now.

In a bid to restore and safeguard the ecological heart of the North Sea - the Dogger Bank - an international coalition will launch an exciting rewilding programme in 2025.

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, explores accounts from Indonesian and Filipino crew members working aboard a fleet of 12 Chinese tuna fishing vessels who have alleged cases of physical abuse and forced labour among North Korean crew, with some trapped at sea for as long as a decade.

Green and loggerhead sea turtles have been responding to the warming ocean and planetary temperatures by advancing their nesting and hatching process by nearly one day a year for the last 30 years, an adaptation that will prove vital to their survival.