Marine Life

Seattle-based marine biologist Isabella Zandoná tells the story of her extraordinary, life-changing encounter with a giant Pacific octopus

The blanket octopus is a pelagic species known for extreme sexual dimorphism and its unusual defence wielding Portuguese man o’ war tentacles

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

Five decades after Jaws made a splash in cinemas, what impact did the blockbuster have on shark conservation?

Each year, hundreds of pygmy blue whales pass Timor-Leste on their migration to Australia - a privileged few get the chance to swim with them

There are some weird and scary-looking fish down there in the dark that you definitely don't want to bump into on a Halloween night dive...

Sperm whales are one of the largest and most complex creatures on the planet - here are ten fascinating facts exploring what we know so far

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

Scientists formally describe a third species of manta ray, sixteen years after MMF's Dr Andrea Marshall predicted its existence

The two-man crew of a French yacht had to be rescued after their boat was damaged by an orca in the Bay of Biscay

The Shark Trust has announced the winners of its 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year Competition to celebrate Shark Awareness Day

The hooded, lion or lion's mane nudibranch is a voracious hunter that secretes a powerful stink to keep predators at bay

The Manta Trust has launched a campaign to get mantas and mobulas upgraded to the highest level of protection at November's CITES conference

Basking sharks are gentle giants, but they're also very powerful fish - check out the Shark Trust's Code of Conduct for safe interactions

The movie Jaws sparked a global shift in humanity's perception of sharks, and not just great whites. Prof David Sims reviews its legacy.

A new paper documents an extraordinary encounter as tiger sharks and oceanic whitetips are seen peacefully feeding together off Hawai'i

Schmidt Ocean Institute's ROV, SuBastian, has captured the first ever footage of a colossal squid in ints natural habitat - and it's a baby!