Nomads of the sea: stateless Bajau face up to a future on land – photo essay
The Bajau people have been crisscrossing the waters of the Sulu Sea for centuries, the worlds only community of self-sufficient sea nomads. To the Bajau, a border is merely the farthest distance they… [read more]
Meze markets and monk seals: the best of Turkey’s Aegean coast
It was on a trip to Cunda island that I realised the big difference between Turkeys Aegean region and the glittering Mediterranean coastline of the south. The Med resorts are filled with foreign holi… [read more]
TV Tonight: war drama World on Fire gets even more dark and disturbing
World on Fire9pm, BBC One
Desperation deepens as this excellent ensemble war drama reaches its halfway point. In Germany, Margas disturbing fate is realised in an Aryan maternity home. Meanwhile, Lo… [read more]
The Guardian view on investigating a migrant tragedy: bereaved families deserve the truth | Editorial
For the relatives of the hundreds of migrants who drowned in June when a fishing trawler packed with human cargo capsized off the coast of Greece, there has been no body to mourn and no prospect of c… [read more]
My boat was ‘attacked’ by orcas too. What does this say about the sea?
This past weeks new reports of orca interactions off the Iberian coast has cast new light on these apex predators. Are they annoyed with us? Or just playing? Whatever the truth, such interactions a w… [read more]
Art’s new wave: Fiji turns to underwater sculptures to restore its bleached reefs
In the turquoise waters of Nacula Island, Fiji, steel sculptures sit on the seafloor, adorned with coral. The artworks are part of a pioneering conservation effort to help grow and restore coral reef… [read more]
Outcry in New Caledonia over shark culls and net plans despite attacks
Nouméa resident Aline Guémas swims in the citys beaches every day. Shes part of a snorkelling group at popular beach Baie des Citrons and says the waters are filled with sea life.
It has exceptional… [read more]
Water wars: meet the guardians of one of Europe’s most vital wetlands
In the heart of Spains Doñana national park, a battle is being waged to safeguard one of the most important wetlands in Europe. Doñana, with its impressive landscapes and extraordinary biodiversity, … [read more]
Polar challenge: as the sea ice melts can countries come together to protect the Arctic Ocean?
When the Arctic explorer Pen Hadow had to start swimming from ice floe to ice floe, rather than walking, he experienced for himself what scientists and Indigenous peoples of the north have long known… [read more]
Extinction alert issued over critically endangered vaquita
The International Whaling Commission has issued the first extinction alert in its 70-year history, to warn of the danger facing the vaquita, the worlds tiniest and most critically endangered marine m… [read more]