Marine Animals
Here’s what the first-ever detailed drawing of a deep-sea mountain looks like
The beautiful yet scientifically accurate illustration depicts the diverse life found on a little-known seamount in the central Pacific.
Like maggots on a wound, these surprising creatures could help heal dying coral reefs around the world
Scientists have discovered that a species of crab that feeds on the dying tissue of corals could help protect stressed reefs during heatwaves.
Penguin's-eye view: take a bumpy ride into the deep blue with this spellbinding footage from Antarctica
Amazing footage lets people join a Adélie penguin as it glides through the water.
The International Shark Attack File report has just been published – unprovoked shark bites plummeted in 2024
Unprovoked attacks dropped to 47 with just four fatalities, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's new report.
“This does not look like normal hunting behaviour”: remarkable footage shows orcas hunting in a way never filmed before
The pod of orcas was filmed playing with their food – but not for the reason you might think.
A view most humans will never see – rare and moving footage of whale mother and calf
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population is threatened by ship strikes, entanglement and climate change.
Giant of the Pacific: diver has close encounter with world's biggest octopus
The giant Pacific octopus is so enormous its arms could wrap around a small car.
Acoustic crypsis: How whales adapt their song to avoid deadly killer whale attacks
A marine researcher has discovered that while baleen whales are the loudest animals, they've adjusted their song in surprising way to avoid predators.
It has enormous jaws, a tail that glows pink, and can eat prey bigger than itself – meet the deep-sea animal rarely seen by humans
The shape-shifting gulper eel is one of the ocean's strangest and most fascinating creatures.
"That's where I met the snake!” Watch moment diver comes face-to-face with one of the ocean's most deadly, venomous creatures
Diver and video journalist Nina Konstantin bumped into the highly venomous banded sea snake whilst exploring the tropical waters around the island of Kofiau.
The terrifying 3 metre, deep sea Bobbit worm can not only cut its prey in half, but is also venomous enough to cause permanent numbness in humans
The Bobbit worm is a fearsome marine predator that burrows into the sand and waits for unsuspecting prey. Stuart Blackman explains all you need to know about this terrifying marine worm
"It brings me so much joy": watch this gorgeous leopard shark glide effortlessly through the water
The docile shark was spotted in an Australian marine reserve, showing how protected waters can benefit these stunning animals.
“Check out this SUPER POD!" See awesome moment 1,500 dolphins surround boat in California
The Risso's dolphin super pod was joined by 33 gray whales and 3 northern right whale dolphins.
Are sharks being killed by their own brains? Scientists left baffled by spike in deaths
Scientists are left baffled by the spike in deaths of great whites found washed up on beaches in North America
Was Megalodon the world's most fearsome, largest apex predator ever? Meet the super-shark that could swallow killer whales whole but didn't like the cold
Megaladon was three times the length of a great white and ruled the ocean for millions of years. Here's what you need to know about this phenomenal fish.
Deep-sea scientists just found an ancient and exceptional thing at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
With the help of a remotely operated vehicle, the researchers discovered a 7,000-year-old underwater mud volcano – but that's not all...
How do starfish mate?
Just how do starfish reproduce - is there such a thing as starfish sex? Stuart Blackman explains
Power and majesty of the great white shark revealed in epic slow-motion video
These huge sharks can leap 3m from the water – that's as high as a school bus!
Incredible footage shows thousands of hammerhead sharks swimming “like a mighty river” in Japan
The sharks were filmed in the waters around Mikomoto Island, a small uninhabited island just 15-minutes by boat from the southernmost town on Japan's Izu Peninsula.
"One of the most exhilarating and unexpected dives of my life” – scuba divers enveloped by huge fish off Mexican coast
The enormous group of yellowfin tuna surrounded them on all sides, reminding them of the importance of marine sanctuaries.
Turtles in Saudi Arabia just led scientists to a gigantic carbon sink
Fitted with satellite tags, the green turtles helped researchers discover 34 new seagrass meadows in the Red Sea
Ocean scientists may have just found the cutest animal in the world
This teeny baby crab was found while researchers were removing trash from deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico
"It's like a glimpse of a world before people arrived" – vast marine sanctuary declared in middle of Pacific Ocean
The islands of Bikar and Bokak – two of the most pristine ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean – will be fully protected from fishing.
It looks like an alien, feasts on whale blubber and hasn't changed for millions of years – meet this mysterious deep-sea giant
Despite being discovered almost 150 years ago, scientists still know relatively little about this scavenger of the deep.