A red starfish is floating gracefully within a vibrant, blue underwater scene, surrounded by dark rocks and green seaweed.

An international research team led by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) with the participation of the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen has taken a close ...

The new species of colorful fish is known to live in the northern Great Barrier Reef and several reefs in the Coral Sea, according to a new study. Photo by Jim Beaudoin on Unsplash In the depths of ...

While out snorkeling I often point out a fish on the reef to a tourist that looks just like a stone. Most divers swim right over these fish and never see them. I hope to educate divers to look out for ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. Coral reefs are often described as underwater rainforests. -- Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Most reefs are associated with tropical waters and colorful fish, not the Great Lakes, but the Saginaw Bay was once the home of many rock reefs. Created by glacial activity, ...

This video shows a vibrant coral reef filled with small colorful fish swimming freely in clear blue water. The natural movement and variety of marine life create a calm and visually rich underwater ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound. Underwater, there is a soundscape of snapping shrimp, grunting fish, and ...

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast. One inch of the coral’s light brown tips was bumpy with living polyps, ...

Snorkeling in Hawaii and the Caribbean offers dramatically different marine life, water conditions, and reef experiences ...

Ever since that pivotal afternoon in the Ionian Sea, several ‘stamps’ have been added to my snorkeling passport. An octopus sighting in Lānaʻi, a private island beach with barracudas in the US Virgin ...