Scientists exploring a remote area of the central Indian Ocean seafloor two-and-one-half miles deep have found animals that look like fuzzy snowballs, and chimney-like structures two stories tall ...

Rising human exploitation of the oceans is pushing ever further into regions that scientists increasingly suspect are full of conscious life. New research into creatures from sperm whales to octopuses ...

Hiking in volcanic Réunion, getting to grips with animal tracking in Sri Lanka, learning forest survival skills straight from the Antandroy tribe in Madagascar — an adventurous Indian Ocean break can ...

As a country that straddles both the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia has been an enthusiastic adopter of the Indo-Pacific construct. Australia has the largest Indian Ocean coastline, and so it ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a short series examining maritime geography and strategic challenges in specific bodies of water, ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Guinea and the South China ...