SCUBA diving
Egypt's Chamber of Diving and Watersports is celebrating the first Green Fins trainers to complete the “Train the Trainer” programme in Africa and the Middle East Region.
The Reef-World Foundation—the international coordinator of UN...
Researchers solve some of pulsating soft coral (Xenid) mysteries, but their siestas still unanswered.
Gorgeous new book explains all - a must for all nudibranch lovers
Giant sea fans are common and conspicuous in tropical seas, and a favourite with underwater photographers who often pose their buddy behind one.
Diver behind giant sea fan. Photo credit: Garry Frazer.
In a rare piece of good news in the marine world, scientists have found two diving areas where manta rays are thriving.
Off the coast of Ecuador, American scientists have identified a distinct...
When it's the excavating, recycling, beautiful Red Boring Sponge.
Red Boring Sponges on coral reef. Stephan Kerkhofs/Depositphotos
It's called the boring sponge as it drills into coral and sea shells....
Recently a Maltese court found diver Arthur Castillo guilty of the involuntary homicide of his dive buddy, Christine Gauci, in spite of his best efforts to save her. She was a 35-year-old soldier and diving instructor, and...
Corals in the northern Red Sea could hold the secrets for reef survival in warming seas.
© 2022 KAUST; Morgan Bennett Smith.
Coral reefs underpin the livelihoods of around a...
As the health of coral reefs continues to decline under the stress of climate change, researchers aim to rejuvenate failing reefs by transplanting healthy coral. Unfortunately, they’ve found mixed results, as some transplanted coral wither and die...
1. They can live to over 40 years old
Christmas Tree worms are long-lived, although pollution and climate change might reduce their lifespan.
Christmas tree worm. John A. Anderson/DepositPhotos