Who Are We?

Helen Scales

Helen is a marine biologist based in Cambridge. She’s the one who talks about fish and the oceans a lot on the show – seems she has a thing about them. In her book, Poseidon’s Steed (published August 2009) she explores the lives of some of her most favourite fish, the ever-enchanting seahorses.

She studied for a PhD at Cambridge and has lived and dived in various corners of the tropics, researching rare coral reef fish. She is now a consultant working with conservation organizations on the international wildlife trade – fish especially – something she’s published scientific papers on. She also writes articles for the Naked Scientists website, Geographical magazine and National Geographic News. And when she’s not behind the microphone or working to save the world’s dwindling fish stocks, you might even spot her on the Argentine Tango dance floor. If you want to find out more visit her website HelenScales.com.

Recent Shows

  • Considering the future of the oceans
  • Icy Life and Slimy Fibres
  • Protecting Our Oceans
  • Bacterial Cocktail Sees Off C. Diff
  • Ugly Animals Need Love Too
  • Raindrop Traps and Microbes for Immunity
  • Exposing Explosives
  • Ocean aliens - the problem of marine species in the wrong place
  • Ocean treasures, old and new
  • From plastics to poo - the lowdown on ocean pollution
  • Recent News Articles

  • Grand Canyon could be much older than previously thought
  • Beetles use dung balls to keep cool
  • Pitcher plants use raindrops to catch ants
  • Free-food doesn't change sharks
  • Guppies as good at counting as undergraduates
  • The Deepest Deep Sea Vents
  • Not finding Nemo
  • What happens when endangered whales eat endangered fish
  • Plans underway for the 'IPCC for nature'
  • How sharks see in the deep sea
  • Wellcome Trust
    EPSRC
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    Royal Society of Chemistry