Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Rhizopsammia wellingtoni, a rare black stony coral, was thought to be extinct until its recent rediscovery in the Galápagos.

These are the top spots to retire in Mauritius—an island country with stunning beaches, an English-speaking population, and ...

Like much of South Florida, Fort Myers was once a winter retreat for American industry’s founding families. Both the Edisons ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of wart sea slugs in North Sulawesi, Indonesia: Phyllidia ovata and Phyllidia ...

Divers in Japan have uncovered a fascinating new sea creature, Clavelina ossipandae, that resembles a panda skeleton and ...

A strange sea creature discovered in Japan, resembling a skeletal panda, turns out to be a new species of Clavelina tunicate.

The Coral Triangle has often been compared to the Amazon rainforest, based on the sheer scale of its biodiversity. And now, ...

Off the coast of Bunaken Island, Indonesia, two creatures’ vibrant bodies made them stand out against their rocky reef environment as divers swam past, leading to their discovery as two species new to ...

Divers have rediscovered a rare marine species believed to have been extinct for 24 years. Last seen in 2000, Rhizopsammia wellingtoni — a “unique and well-known” black stony coral species known only ...

Netflix's latest competition series features teams of divers vying to photograph the most sharks in exotic locations.

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.The diver-operated ...