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Marine Life
Latest news from the underwater world of our favourite marine life, environmental protections and the best places for diving encounters
Marine Curios #3 – Cymothoa exigua or tongue-eating louse
By
DIVE Staff
Dec 4, 2023
One reason to be grateful you're not a fish - the spine-chilling isopod Cymothoa exigua, or tongue-eating louse
Blue whales confirmed in Seychelles return
By
DIVE Staff
Dec 2, 2023
Scientists say blue whales have returned to Seychelles, despite being almost wiped out by whalers during the 20th century
Marine Curios #2 Nereis sandersi, a deep ocean worm
By
DIVE Contributors
Nov 25, 2023
Lurking deep within the bowels of the earth - quite literally - is Nereis sandersi - a deep ocean polychaete worm
Orcas sink yet another boat in the Mediterranean
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 24, 2023
The Straight of Gibraltar orcas have sunk another boat - but are they seeking revenge, or just having fun?
Marine Curios #1 – Periphylla periphylla, or helmet jellyfish
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 17, 2023
From DIVE's Miscellany of Marine Curios - Periphylla periphylla - the helmet jellyfish - a vertical migrator with a very rare reproductive
Horrible natural histories – the sex lives of sea devils
By
DIVE Contributors
Nov 8, 2023
The family of deep-sea anglerfish known as sea devils has a dark and desparate courtship, but end up paired - quite literally - for life
Lionfish invasion threatens the Mediterranean
By
DIVE Contributors
Nov 3, 2023
The spread of invasive lionfish in the Caribbean has been well-documented, but another in the Mediterranean has been creeping under the radar
Fascinating facts about the great white shark
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 2, 2023
An introduction to the ocean's largest and most notorious predatory fish - the great white shark - and why we need to learn not to fear them
New reefs and seamounts discovered in Galápagos
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Nov 1, 2023
Scientists create detailed high-resolution maps of newly discovered deep coral reefs in the Galápagos marine reserve
Ten weird and scary fish for Halloween!
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Oct 31, 2023
There are some weird and scary looking fish down there in the dark; things you definitely don't want to bump into on a night dive...
Horrible natural histories – the bobbit worm
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Oct 30, 2023
There are few critters that give a diver the heebie-jeebies based on looks alone, but the Bobbit worm is definitely one of them
Deep-thinking jellyfish can learn by association
By
Stuart Butler
Sep 28, 2023
Jellyfish don’t have a central brain as such but, as scientists have recently discovered, they can learn through association
Everything you need to know about coral reefs
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Sep 22, 2023
Coral reefs are the reason many of us love to go diving, but there's an awful lot we still don't know about them. Here are the basics.
Octopus Garden breeding hotspot found in Monterey Bay
By
Stuart Butler
Aug 30, 2023
Thousands of breeding Octopuses - an 'Octopus Garden' - have found in the deep sea near Monterey Bay, California
Video: orcas hunting dolphins in San Diego
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Aug 21, 2023
Stunning footage from videographer DolphinDroneDom of orcas (killer whales) hunting dolphins off the coast of San Diego
New species of feather star found in Antarctic
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Aug 15, 2023
A new species of comatulid crinoid, or feather star, has been described after an analysis of samples collected during Antarctic expeditions
The best places to dive with sharks according to PADI
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jul 26, 2023
Sharks are top of many divers' lists of things to see - here are some of the best places in the world to dive with them, according to PADI
Basking sharks discovered to be warm-blooded
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jul 24, 2023
Previous assumptions about basking sharks may be proven incorrect as a new study finds they are almost certainly warm bloooded fish
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