The first glow in the dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean

In a new study, scientists report that deep-sea corals that lived 540 million years ago may have been the first animals to glow, far earlier than previously thought. Read more here.

AI reveals unknown Indian Ocean bio hotspots

Artificial intelligence has been used by the the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to reveal 119 new ocean biodiversity hotspots in the western Indian Ocean – and it reports that the locations have only a “low overlap” with existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Read more here.

800 community members plunge into the ocean world record not broken

Over 800 community members ran into the ocean at Devereux Beach on April 21 in an attempt to break the world record of a community “plunge” with the UC Santa Barbara student-led organization, The Plunge. Read more here.

Conservation efforts lending a helping hand to global biodiversity, study says

Researchers spent 10 years reviewing efforts to protect nature around the globe and said conservation work is generally slowing a decline in biodiversity. Read more here.

Rare ocean predator missing since 1800’s found in Chilean fisher’s net

While fishing for bony fish off the Chilean coast, some fishermen made an unexpected discovery in their gill nets—they had captured a species believed to be lost. Read more here.