Opinion

Far removed from the menus of seafood restaurants, oysters also have a supremely practical use as prolific water filters.

Tim Friede was feeling particularly down on the day after the September 11 attacks, so he went to his basement and let two of the world's deadliest snakes bite him.

World leaders descend on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.

Italians vote on Sunday and Monday in a referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour laws.

A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.