It all began with a simple question: Why don’t manta rays clear their throats? The car-size, kite-shaped fishes filter their plankton food from seawater, but they don’t pause, close their mouths and ...

A diver at an underwater “campfire” gathering place for manta ray viewing off West Hawaii throws a shaka as one of the marine creatures sails overhead while feeding on zooplankton. Snorkelers on a ...

Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton with the utmost precision. These creatures have now inspired human ...

>> THE SOUTH FLORIDA COASTLINE IS HOME TO ALL KINDS OF SEA LIFE, BUT LOCAL MARINE SCIENTIST JESSICA PATE HAS DISCOVERED A UNIQUE CLUSTER OF NAUTICAL NOVICES. >> IT’S A NURSERY GROUND FOR YOUNG OR BABY ...

Edy Setyawan received funding from the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) New Zealand, and the WWF Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN).