Longing to dive again? Elise Kirsten rediscovered the magic of the deep in Seychelles, where warm waters and marine life—from batfish to endangered turtles—made her fall in love with diving once more.

I experienced the intense pain of a stonefish sting, but this one’s a rare freshwater version! Watch as I share what happened ...

I got stung by a stonefish, one of the most venomous fish in the world. Watch the shocking moment and learn about the intense ...

Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are wee, coastal fish that look a bit like concerned strawberries, have a fluorescent glow and pack some serious body armor.

When separated, the toxin from the reef stonefish lost all toxicity, which "suggests to us that it might be a synergistic effect between the components," according to Ms Lennox-Bulow.

“Stonefish live on the seabed and don’t have scales. As such, we would expect these animals to harbour a lot of parasites – but interestingly, they don’t,” she said.

James Cook University PhD candidate Danica Lennox-Bulow, who led the study to find a cure for parasitic gastrointestinal worms (helmitnths), said stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic ...

Stonefish look almost like they are part of the ocean floor. They stay still and wait for unsuspecting prey to swim by, or worse, for a person to step on them.

The stonefish might look like just another rock on the ocean floor, but don't let that fool you; it holds the title of the most venomous fish in the world. If you're not careful, a step on this ...

Stonefish attack: Man falls victim to world’s most venomous fish A man was left in excruciating pain after stepping on the world’s most venomous fish at the mouth of a North Queensland creek.