Marine Science

New research finds that humback whales change the songs they sing based on whether they are ascending, descending, or hanging our at depth

The latest report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science finds that Great Barrier Reef coral cover remains stable or has increased

DIVR is a free-to-use dive-logging app that can turn recreational scuba dives into citizen science-generated marine biodiversity records

AI acoustic monitoring has revealed the scale of bomb fishing, in one of the world’s most biodiverse marine regions

A Manta Trust-led study finds that manta rays could generate an estimated US$8.6 billion in Maldives tourism revenue over their lifetimes

An international team of marine scientists has identified 31 new species during a two-week expedition to the tropical South Atlantic

Scientists working through The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census have discovered 1,121 marine species in a single year

A 1,000-day underwater timelapse recorded in Florida, has documented both coral bleaching and its subsequent amazing recovery

A new programme to exchange coral larvae across the Caribbean has been launched to support reef restoration with increased genetic diversity

The Shark Trust and BSAC have announced a partnership encouraging divers to contribute data about where sharks and skates lay their eggs.

A scuba diver found a Crusader-era sword off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, in the same area where he recovered a similar weapon in 2021.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of 38 new species following an Ocean Census expedition off the coast of Japan

Citizen scientist mother and daughter discover what could be the largest single coral colony in the world on the Great Barrier Reef

Footage of the first shark ever recorded in Antarctic waters was recorded during a January 2025 expedition to the South Shetland Islands

New zinc and graphite hook creates electric field that repels sharks, cutting longline bycatch by up to 70 per cent in US trials

A new Manta Trust documentary highlights endangered sicklefin devil rays gathering at Ambrósio Seamount in the Azores

Six comb jelly species have been recorded in Colombian waters for the first time in a new national inventory of ctenophores

A deep-sea research expedition has found that the waters off Argentina support far richer and more complex ecosystems than previously thought

Scientists warn that a new outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef could be devastating if not dealt with rapidly

The body of a diver who went missing during an ice dive in Antarctica has been recovered following a week-long search operation

Scientists discover a huge centuries-old black coral off Fiordland, New Zealand, believed to be among the largest ever recorded in the region

The AUAS NOGI Awards recognises divers whose careers have had a significant and lasting impact on the underwater world

Scientists have identified 20 potential new species after retrieving deep reef monitoring devices from Guam’s twilight zone reefs

Musician and composer Steve Pretty talks to Natural History Museum curator Richard Sabin about the science of underwater sound

Thirty new deep-sea species, including a predatory ‘death-ball’ sponge, have been found by the Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census

Pygmy blue whales, Turks & Caicos Aggressor, underwater sound, 50 years of Jaws, Aqaba military museum, Big Shot winners

Scientists have found that sythesising the scent of a crown-of-thorns starfish may round them up for removal during reef-destroying outbreaks

RRFB has successfully bred critically endangered pillar corals to combat its reduction through stony coral tissue loss disease and bleaching

The Manta Caribbean Project is doing vital work to protect manta rays off the coast of Mexico – DIVE talks to its charismatic founder.

Scientists have documented the first case of xanthism in a brighty-coloured nurse shark found off the coast of Costa Rica