On July 12, American scientist Dr. Kent Carpenter was killed in his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. One of his closest friends pens a heartfelt tribute to a man he calls a truly outstanding person.

The reef-eating crown-of-thorns sea stars eat hard corals and wreak havoc on marine ecosystems.

Growing to about the size of a volleyball, the snail resembles an ancient classic Greek helmet. While helmet snails are protected under Philippine law, sadly, it’s still seen on wet markets and as decoration in restaurants and resorts.

Everybody loves ‘Nemo,’ but who loves a fish that looks like a blade of seagrass? Hopefully more naturalists will, in the future.

Two-and-a-half hours by car from Bacolod, or four hours from Dumaguete, Danjugan has no human inhabitants and is a protected sanctuary with at least eight thriving ecosystems: limestone forests, mangroves, caves, lagoons, seagrass beds, white sand beaches, coral reefs, and the open sea.

Rising ocean temperatures are turning colorful corals white and we should all be worried.

The next time you go snorkeling or scuba diving, be on the lookout for these fascinating sea creatures. What are they called in your native language?

Found in shallow waters right here in the country, bobtail squids are fascinating creatures, and not just because they can change skin color or are capable of bioluminescence.

Did you know that there are 1,776 hills that comprise what we now know as Bohol’s Chocolate Hills?

Sharks, manta rays, turtles, and dugongs are all great, but for many divers, the tiny and colorful sea slugs are the main attraction of Philippine waters.

There are many places in the Philippines where one can experience close encounters with these gentle marine reptiles, but Apo Island in Negros Oriental is undoubtedly the country’s most famous turtle-watching spot.

The marine relatives of regular earthworms can be found in many coral reefs all over the Philippines.