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.
4 years 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.
6 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...
6 years ago
Coral Reefs
Australia is amassing an army of giant starfish-fighting snails
Go forth, mighty tritons.
7 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.
8 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.
8 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.
8 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.
9 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.
9 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...
9 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...
9 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!
9 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...
10 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.
10 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...
10 years ago
