Did you know many of our clothes are made of plastic? For every load of laundry washed, as many as 700,000 plastic #microfibres can flow into our water systems - that’s 9.4 trillion plastic fibres from washes every week in the UK! 🧶😨 #StopOceanThreads
Heard of #deepfake but don't know what it is all about?
Do you think you can tell the difference between real and fake?
Navigating what we see online and social media isn't as easy as it used to be so #BBCMyWorld's @iamradzi has investigating some of the latest techniques 👇
There are just a few days left to sign and share a petition calling on the UK government to #EndSewagePollution & implement tighter water quality controls. This would improve the health of our rivers and coasts, which are some of the most polluted in Europe. 🌊
And we’re off! It’s Day 1 of the #GreatBritishBeachClean and it’s so exciting to see hundreds of small friends & family #beachcleans taking place all over the UK 🙌
There’s still plenty of time to join in -> https://t.co/a9CY7rJl4j
In her podcast Sea Tales, our Sea Champion Amy speaks to Prof Juliet Brodie from @NHM_London about the species of seaweeds found in the British Isles and how to get involved with our #BigSeaweedSearch 🌱
Listen now: https://t.co/ClJ1tsxtmc @NHM_CitSci
Jellyfish season is upon us, so there’s a high chance of seeing these gooey creatures around our shores – try our new ID quiz and test your jelly knowledge ✅
https://t.co/XB95QzOVGK
What a great way to stay connected to the #ocean even if you're miles away from it 🌊
Check out this underwater webcam in Miami which has become a lockdown sensation, particularly due to a now famous #doctorfish named Oval who's missing his tail! 🎥🐠
https://t.co/jII05jB4qK
How well do you know your jellies❓ If you’ve got 15 mins spare we’d love your help to improve our National Jellyfish Survey 👍
Test your jelly knowledge by taking our Jellyfish ID Quiz ✔️ -> https://t.co/QfVFBNKZFx
#jellyfishquiz@PlymUni
Maerl is the name for unattached calcarious nodules of red seaweed. It can form dense beds creating important habitat for many species. It is however slow-growing and fragile so vulnerable to damage by human activities. https://t.co/Gs4Y96mZ9s #MarineLife#Algae