Marine Animals
An expedition team were filming in a remote kelp forest in Patagonia when this happened
The divers came face to face with some “curious” creatures in the underwater forest.
Muscles and guts of prehistoric animal found “preserved in unimaginable detail” in South African mountains
The fossilised remains, unearthed 25 years ago from farmland in the Cederberg Mountains, have only recently been described.
Scientists film dramatic videos of ambush predators hiding behind sharks to hunt
The extraordinary hunting behaviour was recorded around a small, rocky island in the Mediterranean Sea.
It has 24 eyes and is one of the world's deadliest animals, with a sting so venomous it can kill a human in minutes
This is one animal you should definitely give a wide birth if you see it, says Melissa Hobson
Explorers stumble across whale carcass at bottom of ocean – what they find feasting on it fills them with awe
Despite its long, drifting journey into the deep ocean, the marine scientists discover that the dead whale still has life to give.
Why scientists just bred these baby red fish with 'hands' in Tasmania
Researchers hope these adorable babies can bring this rare species back from the edge of extinction.
Bewitching glass octopus rarely seen alive filmed near remote Pacific islands
Deep-sea researchers saw the translucent octopus at a seamount 651m below the surface.
Deep-sea scientists just saw something huge at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
The elusive animal was filmed swimming over the seafloor near the Phoenix Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
World's rarest whales and dolphins: 10 beautiful cetaceans in danger of disappearing forever
We take a look at the cetaceans on the brink of extinction
This deadly female octopus plans to eat her partner after sex. But the male has a defensive trick in his tentacles
For blue-lined octopus, mating is a dangerous game. That’s why males inject females with venom before sex, according to a new study.
When a divemaster in Mauritius saw a shark approaching, an even bigger animal appeared
The incredible underwater footage reveals just how majestic these two ocean creatures are.
Divers in Bali thought this huge shape was a whale shark, but it wasn't
In an extremely rare encounter, a great white shark joined a group of scuba divers in Indonesia.
“A rare look" – scientists put a camera inside a shark egg and were spellbound by what they saw
Watch tiny shark embryos grow inside their eggs before they’re ready to be released into the wild.
"Invisible armour and giant eyes": see the deep-sea dweller with its own invisibility cloak
Open water animals in the deep sea are dangerously exposed to predators but this one swims through the ocean totally unseen thanks to some special attributes.
When a colossal iceberg broke free from Antarctica, scientists found something staggering beneath it
With the help of a remotely operated vehicle, the researchers discovered a breathtaking world hidden under the ice for centuries.
See incredible moment dolphins welcome NASA astronauts back home
After several months in space, NASA astronauts were welcomed home by a pod of playful dolphins.
It can produce a litre of slime in under 0.1 seconds, causing would-be predators to drown in a sea of mucus
Death by slime. JV Chamary introduces us to the slimiest animal in the world who can use its slime to carry out deadly actions
This ocean giant's mouth is as wide as a car – and an expedition team just filmed inside it
Underwater filmmakers got a plankton’s-eye view of a hungry whale shark.
There’s a remote volcanic island off Brazil that’s home to scientists, the military – and a crab called John
The yellow land crab lives a secret life on an island stronghold off the coast of Brazil. Conservation photographer
Fernando Faciole went to find out more about this charismatic crustacean.
When this deep-sea shark emerged from the shadows in the Caribbean Sea, it had an unexpected fright
The primitive shark species was filmed in the deep waters around the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean Sea.
Researchers stuck a camera on a baby whale in Hawai'i – they were never expecting to see this
Tags often record things such as sound and temperature, but this one captured something surprising...
"Then along comes a predator” – but it couldn't have expected this
This blue-eyed ocean animal uses jet propulsion to move around the ocean – but is it enough to save this individual from a hungry predator?
Scientists just spent 16 months exploring Earth's oceans – what they found is breathtaking
The researchers discovered an astonishing 866 new marine creatures, including a species of guitar shark, a deep-sea limpet and an adorable pygmy pipehorse.
This tiny, deadly animal has venom so lethal it could kill a human within minutes – and there's no antidote
Discover all you need to know about one of the world's deadliest animals