“They really are the gentle giants of the ocean,” says Shari Sicsko, co-owner of Kona Snorkel Trips, which offers its world-famous manta ray night snorkel year-round. “Everybody’s really passionate ...

One of the most fulfilling sport hobbies is snorkeling with marine life in the wild. Being able to observe wildlife in their ...

If you follow our route, you can be waking up to the scent of strong Kona coffee brewed from volcanic soil, be snorkeling with manta rays or watch Green Turtles nesting on black sand beaches. Each ...

National Geographic's top destinations list is back for "Best of the World 2026." Find out which 25 locations, from all ...

Learn how tracking data shows that manta rays plunge more than 4,000 feet down in the deep sea not to hunt, but to find their bearings and travel across the open ocean. Anastasia Scott is an Editorial ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

The world’s largest rays may be plunging to incredible depths not to hunt, but to find their way through the vast, empty ocean. A new study has revealed that oceanic manta rays—graceful giants with ...

Four years ago the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a program aimed at creating a multi-use underwater drone capable of operating on "long-duration, long-range missions in ...