The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life ...

The decline of California's kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013–17 has seen only minor recovery despite heroic ...

An adorable pair of Southern elephant seal pups, photographed in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands, sees Matty Smith from Australia named Underwater ...

Struggling kelp forests like those along the California coast show why 'out of sight, out of mind' is not good climate change policy.

For the first time, whole-genome analysis shows that the small Cape leopards are a genetically distinct population.

In a historic former Soviet reserve in the magnificent Uzbek mountains, Michaela Strachan and India Latham find rare signs of ...

Snow leopards live in the high mountains of Central Asia. Discover key facts about their habitat, behavior, threats, and ...

See the amazing winning entries from winner from the Underwater Photographer of the Year featuring playful seals, inside the ...

A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating “photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools” ...

An image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups has won the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 contest. Matty ...