As divers, we spend a lot of time thinking about depth. But how deep can nature’s deepest diving animals go? The answer will amaze you.
Marine Species
The whimsical-looking weedy seadragon lives only along the coast of southeastern Australia. What’s the best way for a diver to see one?
With over 20,000 species of fish, it can be hard to know what you’re seeing underwater. Here’s the second of a two-part series on basic fish ID for 10 different common marine-life families.
Concern is rising after all-time low sightings of the endangered North Atlantic right whale during their 2017 winter breeding season.
With over 20,000 different species of fish it can be hard to know what you’re looking at when you dive. Here’s the first of a two-part series on basic fish ID for 10 different families of commonly seen aquatic life.
Is sexual coral reproduction — coral sex — the future for helping to restore the world’s coral reefs? Is it more effective than current coral restoration methods?
Some shark encounters are better suited to divers with experience, but many are perfectly safe for brand-new divers. Here are our top five shark dives for novices.
The gentle-giant cliche is both apt and clearly evident in this amazing video.
As divers, we get asked all sorts of questions about what we see underwater and whether or not it’s dangerous, including the infamous barracuda. What’s the fact and what’s the fiction when it comes to this much mythologized fish?
As humans, we’re incredibly lucky to hit 100 years of age. But that’s just a drop in the bucket when it comes to the longest living sea creatures.
As divers, we spend a lot of time chasing the ocean’s big thrills, but sometimes it’s worth it to take a look at the little guys, like these five amazing crab species.
The muck diving at Lembeh Resort, off North Sulawesi in Indonesia, is world-class. Here are our picks for the top five critters at Lembeh.
Two-headed sharks: is this a thing?? Turns out it is, and it’s become an increasingly common phenomenon.
In Norway’s fjordlands, the season has just begun for one of the most incredible snorkel encounters in the world: a chance to swim with the orcas of Tysfjord.
Feather stars (also commonly known are crinoids) are part of the landscape on many reefs. Often mistaken for corals, they are also home to interesting marine life.
The mimic octopus is one of the most famous cephalopods in the sea, known for its ability to impersonate other species.
Although the headline may sound alarmist, scientists say that large marine species are indeed most likely to die first in the current (human-caused) mass extinction.
A great white shark nursery discovered in New York may help researchers shed some light on the ocean’s most elusive apex predator.