Yi-Kai Tea recently returned from a 35-day expedition to explore the deep seas surrounding a new marine park in the Indian Ocean. They gathered thousands of specimens.

Some of the most colorful sea animals that live beneath the waves are bright, beautiful ... This almost neon-bright species, native to the Indian Ocean and West Pacific, ...

In 1997, almost 60 years after the West Indian Ocean coelacanth's rediscovery, scientists found another coelacanth species in Indonesia. Known locally as 'raja laut' ('king of the sea'), it was ...

These bizarre creatures live deep in the Indian ocean. They've been photographed for the first time ‘High fin lizard fish’ are “voracious deep sea predators” with mouths filled with razor ...

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

Before human arrival, islands of the western Indian Ocean were dominated by giant tortoises weighing about 200kg (440lb), according to a new study that sheds more light on the past diversity of ...

These tiny candy-colored animals protect coral reefs. ... into the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. In some survey locations, researchers found thousands of dead urchins. ...

A project to map the Indian Ocean’s seagrass, a carbon sink more powerful than terrestrial forest, will enable participating countries to protect the habitat, according to the groups initiating ...

They’re the largest animal on Earth currently, and one of the largest animals to have ever lived on our planet in all of history. Still, the magnificent creatures have been on the endangered ...

The largest animal that has ever existed lives in an ocean habitat. The blue whale can grow up to 30m long and weigh 200 tonnes. Around half of the oxygen that we breathe on Earth comes from our ...