Venus Flytrap Anemone
This beautiful creature is the Venus Flytrap Anemone, Actinoscyphia aurelia. This anemone can grow up to 12 inches (30.5cm) in length and girth, but the size t... Read more.
Reef Kids: Giant Squids
The giant squid is an incredible creature. The largest one ever found measured 43 feet in length and weighed nearly a ton!  Scientists don’t know very m... Read more.
National Geographic’s Traveler Photo Contest 2015
The winners of National Geographic’s Traveler Photo Contest 2015 have been announced. Submissions came in from all over the world, and while many focus on... Read more.
Aquascaping Contest at the Aquatic Experience – Chicago
Aquatic Experience – Chicago combines everything aquatic under one roof at the Schaumburg Convention Center. From saltwater to freshwater, to ponds and aquati... Read more.
Squid Egg Masses
There are around 500 different species of squid in our oceans, from the 1-inch-long sepiolid squid, to the enormous colossal squid, which can grow up to 45 fee... Read more.
Spawning Acropora Cervicornis
Exciting news from the Coral Restoration Foundation and the Florida Aquarium! Â Last night, a group of scientists affiliated with the two organizations, includi... Read more.
Reef Market
Like many of you, my children have been surrounded by aquariums, plants, and a multitude of animals since (before) they were born. For them, it was a given that... Read more.
Chengdu’s Cube Oceanarium Sets a Record
Opened on New Year’s Eve, Chengdu’s Cube Oceanarium (a public aquarium) is an beautiful, educational wonderland located in Seaside City in the Jia... Read more.
Reef Kids: Floating Sea Turtle
My children are fascinated with sea turtles. Those enormous reptiles that drift peacefully for thousands of miles on the ocean currents, observing the world wi... Read more.
Synthetic Coral to Clean the Ocean
Coral, with its porous nature and curled structure, is extremely efficient at absorbing toxic heavy metals; deadly poisons. The mercury that is polluting our oc... Read more.