In October 2025, a person on Facebook posted an image ( archived) of what they described as a " little sea monster" with ...

A team of university students in Japan identified an entirely new species of the mighty Portuguese Man O’War. Described in a ...

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

Discover the incredible diversity of life thriving in the Hudson River. From ancient sturgeon and shimmering shad to ...

Scientists are baffled by the sunfish's ability to swim calmly despite severe injuries. A study suggests fish may lack the ...

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What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

This species is rarely seen near the water's surface, so the special sighting indicates the sanctuary is recovering from ...

Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) Credit: flickr The ocean sunfish, or mola mola, is one of the heaviest bony fish, weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Its distinctive disk-shaped body often drifts near the surface, ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described. A significant challenge is the ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described. A significant challenge is the ...