These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Researchers said the rare species “abruptly disappeared” from the region following an El Niño event. Now it is thriving.

This string of villages are marvelously overlooked despite their amazing dive sites, black sand beaches, and rich, local culture. Here's what you need to know.

Limestone karsts jutting upward from emerald green water, ancient rivers that snake through dense mangrove forests, misty ...

Image by Openverse. Unlike many mobile deep-sea creatures that use bioluminescence for hunting or defense, bamboo corals (family Isididae) represent sessile organisms that create their own light.

Image : Openverse. Unlike many mobile deep-sea creatures that use bioluminescence for hunting or defense, bamboo corals (family Isididae) represent sessile organisms that create their own light. These ...

Deep in the forest, we begin the journey to find natural groundwater using only bamboo and traditional techniques. This first part shows how we scout, dig, and build a primitive well—an ...

New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the findings that were registered in a directory after the collaborative ...

A large primnoid coral loaded with brittle stars, a marine relative of sea stars. The underwater image was captured on the Dickins Seamount during a 2004 research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska. A new ...

A large primnoid coral loaded with brittle stars, a marine relative of sea stars. The underwater image was captured on the Dickins Seamount during a 2004 research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska. A new ...

A large bamboo coral is seen on a the Dickins Seamount 800 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska during a 2004 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expedition.