Marine Life

It was given its name for its flashing light display, but Ctenoides ales, the disco clam, is more like a mirrorball than a dancefloor strobe

A new species of chimaera - aka ghost shark - the narrow-nosed spookfish, has been discovered by scientists in New Zealand

Laboratory-grown corals of SECORE's Coral Seeding programme proved resistant to bleaching during the 2023 Caribbean marine heatwave

Scientists from Norway's Nord University have found that there are three genetically distinct types of great white shark

The subject of many marine myths and sea serpent legends, the misnamed giant oarfish doesn't actually row itself anywhere.

A sobering global assessment reveals that half of all the worlds vital mangrove forest ecosystems are at risk of collapse.

Kiwa hirsuta - the Yeti crab - prefers it not too hot, and not too cold, but just right, down there in its hairy hydrothermal depths.

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition has organised a competition inviting ocean lovers to name a new-to-science species of deep-sea coral. 

A new study reveals that grey whales are rapidly shrinking and scientists fear this could have a significant impact on whale health.

A female squid first filmed in 2015 carrying 'giant' eggs has recently been determined to be an as yet undescribed species

A video has emerged showing a sperm whale entangled in rubbish swimming up to a group of divers and asking them for help.

Marrus orthocanna - a deeper, darker, colder relative of the Portuguese man o' war but with much less of a sting in its tail

MCS Hiraeth Yn Y Môr Project Assistant records footage of a curled octopus changing colour in rare footage shot on a Welsh beach

A new study sheds light on the ancient origins of bioluminescence, suggesting it evolved nearly 300 million years earlier than first thought

Clione limacina, also known as the naked sea butterfly, sounds like an angelic little creature - that feasts on its relatives...!

The Domincan Republic will be joining only a handful of other countries to have committed to conserving 30 per cent of its ocean water.

A new species of shark has been discovered off the coast of New Zealand, and four others moved to a new family

A new three-part docu-series is coming to Nat Geo LIVE this Earth Day - a fantastic glimpse into the lives and behaviours of octopuses