From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.

A type of plankton described as part of "the beating heart" of the oceans has been named after the BBC's Blue Planet series. The tiny plant-like organism is regarded as a key element of the marine ...

Nickelodeon and BBC Earth have teamed up for a special nature short starring the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants. The sponge and his arch nemesis Plankton narrate the clip, which focuses on the ...

You've swallowed many of them throughout your life without realising, and some look like aliens: we look at plankton, the sea's smallest living creatures that have a big global impact. At the centre ...