15 breathtaking images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 awards
A playful sea lion. An elegant shark. A mother whale. And a few thirsty camels. The Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 ...
Galapagos Islands: where comfort meets wildlife wonders in Ecuador
I’m drawn from my bed at dawn, lured by something deep and impossible to ignore – an evolutionary impulse, perhaps – to the ...
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Giant Jellyfish Grow up to 8 Feet Wide With 60-foot Tentacles
There are about 200 documented species of jellyfish pulsing their way through the world's waters. Most range from the size of your belly button to the size of a car tire.
Sandy sea creature with ‘transparent’ tentacles found off Spain. It’s a new species
Seen up close, each polyp has a tube-like body and an opening ringed with dozens of “transparent” tentacles. These ...
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Rare Deep-Sea “Doomsday Fish” Washed Ashore and People Are Convinced It’s a Bad Omen
A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...
Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...
13 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘REV Ocean,’ the World’s Largest Superyacht
REV Ocean' will be the world's largest superyacht when it launches in 2027. But it's also a serious research vessel and ice ...
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Smithsonian researchers study ocean stowaways to assess their impacts
The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...