A new UN report warns that 1 million species are at risk of extinction. In this special edition of State of the Oceans, we unpack the findings and look at solutions.

Seaweed capsules, a styrofoam ban in Maine, sunscreen vs coral, rising water bottle sales and new protections for Canada’s marine environment.

Researchers start tracking plastic in the Indian Ocean, a tribe on the US west coast is feeding starving orca whales and the Greenland Ice Sheet is breaking up.

Climate change is affecting sea turtles, microplastics are airborne, North Atlantic right whales are breeding and scientists want to protect 30% of the oceans.

Researchers have discovered two new species of cold-water coral, and supermarkets are experimenting with banana-leaf packaging.

The restoration of forests and coasts can tackle climate change and the mass extinction of species, say campaigners.

Jellyfish provide crucial habitats for developing fish, the world’s fastest shark is facing extinction and coal is now more expensive than solar and wind.

A US judge has halted hundreds of drilling projects in Wyoming, and researchers learn more about the mysterious ‘blob’ in the Pacific Ocean.

Students around the world are striking to protest inaction on climate change, plastic is piling up and scientists discover a new type of whale. Probably.

Scientists learn more about how squid change colors and a new report finds “distinct risks to human health” at every stage of the plastic journey.

A whale washes up in the Amazon, scientists find plastic in deep sea amphipods and a city in Ohio votes to give Lake Erie “personhood” status.

Waves are crashing onto coastlines with more force, researchers have mapped the genome of the great white shark and vegan 'tuna' is now a thing.

Youth in the UK and Europe take to the streets to protest government inaction on climate change.

The color of the oceans is changing, bacteria are binding marine plastic together and the compelling case for a global ban on single-use plastics.

Scientists call for a ban on the use of military sonar to protect whale populations, after a study highlighted a link with mass strandings.

Two big-name plans to end plastic pollution, scientists recreate the first ‘freak’ wave and some very weird stuff is going on under the ice in Antarctica.

Whale sharks may be partially vegan, the Bahamas’ famous conch shells could soon disappear, and the surprising impact of healthcare on climate.

Two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, scientists recently came across something no one has ever seen before.

Bali bans single use plastics, South Korea bans bags, Japan withdraws from whaling in the Southern Ocean and the UK’s coastlines are thriving.

Parley looks back on the good news, the bad news, and why so many dudes are suddenly bleaching their hair.