Dr Helen Scales

Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, broadcaster and science writer. She is the author of Spirals in Time and The Brilliant Abyss.

Recent articles by Dr Helen Scales

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Underwater pharmacy: Meet the scientists raiding the ocean’s medicine cabinet

The beautiful, intricate world of seashells

The beautiful, intricate world of seashells

Octopuses: 8 incredible photos of these magnificent cephalopods © Alamy

Octopuses: 8 incredible photos of these magnificent cephalopods

Mysteries of the deep sea: 5 burning questions about Earth's final frontier © Proteus/Yves Béhar/Fuseproject

Mysteries of the deep sea: 5 burning questions about Earth’s final frontier

Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life © Deep Sea Fish Ecology Lab/Astrid Leitner/Jeff Drazon/Soest/Deepccz Expedition

Deep-sea mountains: Earth’s unexplored ecosystems that are teeming with life

Beyond the abyss: What to expect when diving towards the ocean’s spectacular depths © Getty Images

Beyond the abyss: What to expect when diving towards the ocean’s spectacular depths

How do sea turtles remember what beach they were born on? © Getty Images

How do sea turtles remember what beach they were born on?

How does human noise affect ocean life? © Getty Images

How does human noise affect ocean life?

Sea slugs: 8 photos of the other-worldy creatures that live right here on Earth © Magnus Lundgren/Wild Wonders of China/naturepl.com

Sea slugs 8 photos of the other-worldly creatures that live right here on Earth

The technology solving the ocean's greatest mysteries © Getty Images

The technology solving the ocean’s greatest mysteries

Do fish ever get bored in fish tanks? © Getty Images

Do fish ever get bored in fish tanks?

How do octopuses move their limbs if they have no bones? © Getty Images

How do octopuses move their limbs if they have no bones?

Do fish feel pain? © Getty Images

Do fish feel pain?

How we can save the oceans, and how they can save us © Alamy, Getty Images

How we can save the oceans, and how they can save us

How do fish know who they are? © Dan Bright

How do fish know who they are?