‘Hope and relief’ as seaside town’s last youth centre saved

Charity praises effort to stop Ramsgate’s Pie Factory Music closing but calls for more youth services in coastal towns

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‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

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Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet

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Living on the edge: what young people in England told us about life on the coast

As part of the Guardian’s Against the tide series, readers aged 18 to 30 share what they love about living in their coastal town, the challenges and why they often choose to leave

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How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea

As rising tides eat away at the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago off Canada, plans to move the historic village to higher ground have divided residents

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Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish

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Beasts of the Sea: the tragic story of how the ‘gentle, lovable’ sea cow became the perfect victim

Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plight

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Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas

Experts are finding new and more humane ways to protect the last 74 southern resident killer whales

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‘It’s not just our houses’: can a Scottish village save Queen Elizabeth’s coastal path from the waves?

The people of Johnshaven have watched the sea edge closer and closer. Preserving the path is key to protecting their community

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‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England

The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populations

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Just a pole and line, like they fished as boys: how a Maldives tradition is ensuring tuna stocks thrive

The country’s fisheries and the health of its seas still rely on a method practised for nearly 1,000 years – catching skipjack tuna one fish at a time

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I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in

Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

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Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds

Sharks could struggle to feed themselves efficiently in future, affecting marine ecosystem stability, researchers say

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Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns – podcast

Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why

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Dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland

Research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across Europe

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‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home

The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left be...

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Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings

Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared

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How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won

As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

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Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?

With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans

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The Guardian view on young people in coastal towns: time to invest in their future | Editorial

Editorial: Communities by the sea have been hit by economic decline and related social problems. Empowering a new generation can help turn the tide

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‘If you hear your town is scum all the time that sinks in’: the young people in Blackpool refusing to be written off

The seaside resort has become a byword for coastal deprivation but its youth say there’s a world of creativity bubbling under

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‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?

Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...

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Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition

They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up

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‘They are a species on the brink’: can trees save the salmon in Scotland’s River Dee?

Last year, a single female was recorded returning to one tributary of a river usually celebrated for its fish. Now a plan is in place to change things – but it’s proving controversial

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I’m obsessed with brittle stars: fish often nip off bits of their arms but they regenerate

These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures are

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Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets?

Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course

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In the shadow of melting glaciers: life in the heartland of the Incas’ former empire – a photo essay

Ancient rituals and a profound respect for ‘Mother Earth’ bolster fragile Andean communities as the climate crisis and unchecked mining take their toll

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The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on our towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them

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Spy ships, cyber-attacks and shadow fleets: the crack security team braced for trouble at sea

As international tensions mount and hackers grow more sophisticated and audacious, the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre is constantly monitoring the global threat of war, terror and piracy

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