Night diver films ambush predator slithering over the seafloor in IndonesiaFootage captured near Komodo Island shows a marine file snake swimming slowly through the darkness. Nov 02 26November 02, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
It’s almost the size of the UK, incredibly dangerous and deep enough to swallow Mount Fuji and visited by one third of the world’s whales and dolphinsThe Bay of Biscay is known for being incredibly dangerous. Although its waters can be flat and calm, violent storms can rage. Nov 01 26November 01, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
When this tunnel of swirling mist and air forms over the sea, move away fast!There are two types of waterspouts: fair weather and tornadic. These rotating funnels of mist form when cold air meets warm water. Nov 01 26November 01, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
In WWI, the German navy tried to sink 74 warships. More than a century later, this is what became of them, 45m below the surfaceScapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, is littered with several wrecks that were lost to the waves more than a century ago Oct 28 26October 28, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
"They brought this thing down to a loading dock and hoisted it up with a forklift”Despite being the world's second largest fish, basking sharks are highly elusive, so scientists need to be creative when trying to learn more about them. Oct 28 26October 28, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
“As it touches the seafloor, it kills whatever living thing it contacts by encasing it in a tomb of ice…” 10 mind-bending, terrifying ocean phenomenaThere’s no denying that the ocean is a strange place. But the weirdness isn’t confined to marine life. Here's several strange ocean phenomena Oct 25 26October 25, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Underwater robot stumbles across thousands of sharks all packed together and asleep on the seabed – stunning scientistsExperts have been left scratching their heads, wondering why so many female sharks are gathered on the seafloor in southern Australia. Oct 23 26October 23, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Dolphin throws fish at man in Australia – and we're not sure whyWhen this man went to see a pod of dolphins in Western Australia, he wasn’t expecting them to share a gift. Oct 22 26October 22, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Diver films orca carrying gigantic prey into the deep. Then this happensRemarkable footage shows orcas playing with their food – and scientists have a few theories that might explain why they do it. Oct 21 26October 21, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Tanks, helicopters and guns are sitting 24 metres beneath the Red Sea – Here’s why…The Aqaba Underwater Military Museum was made in 2019 when the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) sank military vehicles . Oct 20 26October 20, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Longer than the Titanic, it was built in secret and carried Hollywood stars – now this legendary liner is being sent to the bottom of the oceanOnce the world’s fastest ocean liner, the SS United States could be moving to a new home down in Davy Jones' locker. Oct 18 26October 18, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
It’s thousands of years old, as long as a football field, taller than the Great Sphinx of Giza and no-one knows how it ended up on the seabedThis strange rock formation extends over an area of around 100 metres by 60 metres – around the same size as a field hockey pitch. Oct 17 26October 17, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
It’s nearly 3 football pitches long and could carry 80 planes – now this vast shipwreck is visited by the world’s largest sharkMore than twenty years ago, the USS Oriskany was scuttled (sunk on purpose) to create what is now called the Great Carrier Reef. Oct 17 26October 17, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
5,000 years ago, these forests drowned. Now they're thriving reefs – home to oysters, sponges, sharks, rays and turtlesRising seas submerged these forests in Mozambique, now they serve as wildlife hotspots, with similar levels of biodiversity to coral reefs. Oct 15 26October 15, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
"It was just a normal dive." Then they saw thisLeopard sharks (sometimes called zebra sharks) are an exciting sight in Indonesian waters – and this one had a rare genetic condition. Oct 12 26October 12, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
It cost an eye-watering $40,000 to sink this ship and turn it into a reef – and the costly reason weighed less than a pineappleNamed after the kittiwake gull, the ship was commissioned in 1946 as a submarine rescue vessel. It is now an artificial reef. Oct 11 26October 11, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Incredible footage shows thousands of sharks swimming “like a mighty river” in JapanThe sharks were filmed at Mikomoto Island, a small uninhabited isle just 15-minutes by boat from Japan's Izu Peninsula. Oct 11 26October 11, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
Where 160 billion tonnes of raging water surge as high as a 5 storey building at 10mph – and whales gather in their thousands160 billion tonnes of seawater rush in and out of this bay twice a day, reaching such intense speeds that it sounds like a train Oct 11 26October 11, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
“Ghostly" ocean giant spotted at intersection of Pacific and Indian oceansThe unusually pattern marine creature was seen in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Oct 08 26October 08, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com
"Scientists are unsure how many exist or how rare they are." Drone captures elusive animal the length of a shipping container hunting in IndonesiaOmura’s whales are filter feeders that snack on enormous mouthfuls of tiny krill. Oct 08 26October 08, 2026Article at discoverwildlife.com