Update: this article has been updated to reflect the fact that Zubeen Garg was swimming, not scuba diving, when he died. Indian singer and Bollywood star Zubeen Garg has died at the age of 52 while ...

The ocean is full of weird and wonderful creatures. From glow-in-the-dark sharks to slugs that act like plants — how much do you know about the sea’s strangest wildlife?

Bright, bizarre and occasionally bottom-dwelling, nudibranchs are some of the ocean’s most eye-catching oddballs. But how much do you really know about these flamboyant sea slugs?

File photo of a lifeboat from RNLI Dungeness (Photo: Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock) The body of a diver who went missing near Hastings off the south coast of England on Saturday was found by a ...

The Schmidt Ocean Institute’s latest expedition to the Nazca Ridge, an underwater Pacific mountain chain located approximately 1450km (900 miles) off the coast of Chile, has turned up at least 20 new ...

From mucus cocoons to glowing lures, can you guess the creature from the clues in this marine wildlife ‘What am I?’ quiz?

SECORE International’s Coral Seeding programme utilises laboratory-bred corals for reef restoration, and a new peer-reviewed study has shown that the method has proven successful in reducing Caribbean ...

An American woman from Boston has died after being attacked by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas. Local news reports say the tragic incident occurred the day after the 44-year-old victim’s ...

While the world watches the jockeying of billionaires trying to conquer space, a far smaller project with a fraction of the Musk/Bezos/ Branson exploration budgets is quietly going about its business.

The luxury scuba diving liveaboard Indo Siren has been destroyed by fire near the Piaynemo Islands, Raja Ampat. All 15 guests and 16 crew on board were safely evacuated and there are no reports of ...

Podcast series telling stories from divers and conservationists aims to inspire action to protect one of the greatest wonders of the natural world A new 12-part podcast series, ‘Word on the Reef’, ...

Think you know your coral reefs? These underwater worlds are bursting with life, mystery, and some surprising science. Take this quick True or False quiz to test your reef knowledge — and discover ...