Manta rays and stingrays are both flat, graceful sea creatures that glide through the ocean. At first glance, they may look similar, but they are pretty different. Manta rays are large, gentle giants ...

A massive, silent shadow passes over a diver exploring a coral reef 100 miles from land in the Gulf of Mexico. Phew! It’s not a shark, it’s a baby manta ray, frolicking in the diver’s air bubbles in ...

A giant manta ray made an appearance recently along the Alabama Coast. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab recently shared a photo by Robert Agren showing the manta ray off the coast of Orange Beach. "This is ...

A giant manta ray has been seen off the coast of Alabama in a rare sighting of the vulnerable species. Photos and video of the ray were taken by Robert Agren and Jay Files, and subsequently shared by ...

New research shows that giant manta rays, known only to consume plankton near the ocean surface, are far more predatory than we thought, swimming to extreme depths to catch their prey. Marine ...

Manta rays are among the most remarkable creatures of the Great Barrier Reef. Despite their size and presence, we're only ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to notice that something that seems commonplace is actually spectacular. That's what happened at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Tittering from local anglers is what first attracted scientists to a potential lover’s lane for manta rays off Florida’s east coast. The fishermen may not have known exactly why the graceful megafauna ...

The state of Florida is teeming with life year round. From snow birds to actual birds, plentiful marine and terrestrial life and a variety of habitats, there isn’t much to love of the sunshine state!

It wasn't a shock to find the inquisitive ocean titans along Palm Beach County's coast, but it was a surprise to find only young ones.

There are numerous scientists who are working on the conservation of environment and wildlife with a mission to stop the degradation of our natural environment. But in order to properly manage an ...