Coral Reefs
Coral reefs 101: Why do we need them and what's being done to protect them
This World Oceans Day, we're zooming in on coral reefs.
one year ago
Coral Reefs
Spawning an Intervention: The art and science of raising coral babies
An international team of scientists is mastering the art and science of raising coral babies.
4 years ago
Coral Reefs
Scientists are taking a closer look at how corals live and grow (video)
As reefs endure another onslaught, scientists are taking a closer look at how corals live and grow – and what may enable some of them to persist in a...
4 years ago
Coral Reefs
Australia is amassing an army of giant starfish-fighting snails
Go forth, mighty tritons.
5 years ago
Coral Reefs
Vandals carve names into coral at famed Thailand dive site
An act of vandalism at a dive site in Thailand's Similan Islands has caused lasting damage to beautiful brain coral.
6 years ago
Oceans
The ancient marine reptile that turned into a reef
Beneath the sea, nothing goes to waste. Meet the Ophthalmosaurus, an ancient marine reptile whose carcass was transformed into a reef.
6 years agoCould 'smelly' snails ward off a major Great Barrier Reef enemy?
The crown-of-thorns starfish is a major threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But scientists think they've discovered its weakness.
6 years ago
WTF!?
This giant red tube is actually thousands of cloned animals
Even decades after their discovery, the elusive pyrosomes remain blanketed in mystery.
6 years ago
How it works
What in the deep blue sea is this fish-snaring swirl of bubbles?
The unlucky pufferfish are trapped in a swirling lasso of bubbles.
7 years ago
Say goodbye to your stressful week with this chilled-out manta feeding show
Diving with one ocean giant is an incredible experience, but throw an entire school into the mix and you're left with an acrobatic display of epic...
7 years ago
Watch: This is what cruise ship anchors can do to a coral reef
Divers recently captured this troubling clip of a luxury cruise ship anchoring off the Caribbean's Grand Cayman – and damaging an ancient coral reef...
7 years ago
Bobtail squid are masters of hide-and-seek and it’s the cutest thing
Spotted on a dive by an Earth Touch cameraman off the coast of Lembeh, Indonesia, this Berry's bobtail squid is quite the master of disguise!
7 years ago
Out of my cave! Earth Touch cameraman attacked by moray eel
Most of the time, filming moray eels is a pretty mellow experience. But while diving off South Africa’s Sodwana Bay, Earth Touch underwater cameraman...
8 years ago
'Fluorescence' photo series shows stunning reef in a whole new light
Underwater photographer Alex Tyrell started playing with fluorescent photography equipment back in 2010 ... and he's never looked back.
8 years ago
After decades of overfishing, hammerheads return to California
Scalloped hammerhead sharks had all but disappeared from the waters of Baja, California thanks to overfishing … but this new footage shows that the...
8 years ago
