(KHNL)- Since the Steve Irwin tragedy, tour operators on the Big Island say more and more people are coming from all over the world just for the chance to swim next to these awesome creatures.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A drone operator captured a rare video of a manta ray near Honeymoon Island with “something very unusual” swimming above it on Friday. John Yanchoris said he flew his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Breanna is a freelance adventure travel writer. It’s here. That time of the year when have you to absolutely rack your brain to ...

Watch the video above and you will better understand the high I am still experiencing after a week of fieldwork. I traveled to Mexico to study the size of whale sharks, but now that I am back I find ...

The sun was setting over the Pacific Ocean and the wind was getting cooler. Captain Mikey and Captain Emily had just raced with a school of dolphins en route to the manta ray cove. Emily, the on-board ...

SHELL KEY, Fla. (FOX 13) - A team of environmental scientists from Tampa Bay Watch was thrilled to capture video of a manta ray swimming off Shell Key as they were working last week. The ray, which is ...

Giant manta rays can seem intimidating because of their enormous size, but they are actually quite welcome by divers because of their quiet, gentle nature. In fact, the creatures are so calm that at ...

It was just two years ago that a tiny robotic manta ray became the world's fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Well, one of its descendants has now smashed that record – and it uses less energy than ...

Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a ...

A majestic manta ray was forced to swim in a sea of plastic off the coast of a tourist hotspot. Shocking images show the sea creature trying to navigate its way through the water which was littered ...

A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot's movement in the water. A team ...

A group that studies manta rays in Florida has shared disturbing footage of a high-speed vessel plowing over a large manta as ...