While we were in Cancun, Mexico, we were lucky enough to swim with whale sharks, which I wrote about two weeks ago. We also had several great snorkeling trips over the extensive coral reefs off the ...

Deep-sea diving can be an incredible experience with countless coral beds and marine life to explore. However, as one diver recently discovered, these explorations aren’t without their risks. A video ...

Lionfish, meet moray eel. Then, better get ready to meet your maker. This ghoulish guy is tough-as-nails, no-nonsense, the rogue of the reef, just nasty. But the spotted moray eel has a saving grace: ...

It is commonly thought that animals can be arranged along a ladder of intelligence—a sort of modern-day Scala Naturae—with humans inevitably at the top, followed by our close relatives, the primates, ...

A new study found that moray eels are more abundant on reefs where sharks are absent due to human pressures. The paper hypothesizes that moray eels might be benefiting from a reduction in predators ...