Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast
With wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer monthsDrone footage of dozens of stingrays...
SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystemPlans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build ...
Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily
Discovery of 2,100-year-old vessel hailed as ‘one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years’A 2,100-year-old Roman s...
Boy, seven, dies after Essex coast incident that killed cousin and aunt
Musa Ahmed was being treated in intensive care in London hospital after being pulled from West Mersea seaA seven-year-old boy has died a week after an...
Baby missing after mother and toddler found dead off coast of South Australia
Emergency services pulled the bodies from the ocean at Port Macdonnell amid ‘grave concerns’ for second childGet our breaking news email, free app or ...
‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern EnglandFor years, volunteers have craned their ...
Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens as Gulf coast braces for flooding and surge
Storm warnings stretch from Florida to Louisiana as Bertha brings heavy rain, flooding risk and possible tornadoesTropical Storm Bertha strengthened i...
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise 45 miles off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of PlymouthA Russian warship conducted a rare live-fi...
Weather warnings as tropical depression develops along US Gulf coast
Depression set to become tropical storm later on Monday as separate storm strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coastA tropical depression was continuing t...
Dozens missing after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana
Emergency response has rescued 67 people, including 15 children, from one of the country’s worst maritime disastersA ferry carrying 116 passengers and...
‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast
Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’A “master yachtsman” who we...
Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast
Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than £7m a...
First case of deadly H5 bird flu found in Australian seabird on SA coast
Dead greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA’s Limestone CoastFollow our Austra...
