When does a sunset not look like a sunset? Helen Czerski investigates.

We don’t associate flamingos with the ocean, but they count because they frequently inhabit the edges of seas.  I picked this photo because the colour of the flamingo reminded me of something important about food chains. Day of advent

This bright pink hedgehog-like thing may appear to be a long way down the hierarchy of ocean-related wonder, but Helen Czerski thinks that it deserves its place in our sea-celebration.

When does a sunset not look like a sunset? Helen Czerski investigates.

We don’t associate flamingos with the ocean, but they count because they frequently inhabit the edges of seas.  I picked this photo because the colour of the flamingo reminded me of something important about food chains. Day of advent

This bright pink hedgehog-like thing may appear to be a long way down the hierarchy of ocean-related wonder, but Helen Czerski thinks that it deserves its place in our sea-celebration.

Behind the second window, Helen Czerski looks at ocean recycling and chalk.

It’s December 1st so it’s Day One of the Sea Shambles Advent Calendar. And behind window one, it’s a cuttlefish.

Following the popularity of last year’s inaugural Advent Calendar for Cosmic Shambles Network, Dr Helen Czerski has devised another one for this year which will be based on the themes of next year’s highly anticipated Sea Shambles show at the Royal Albert Hall on 17th May.