The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our understanding of prehistoric life. Leedsichthys problematicus, an enormous ...

A hulking shark with a rubbery, lantern-like mouth and a body the length of a delivery van is not what most people expect to ...

Some nights, when I should be doing something sensible or useful, I end up looking at pictures of blue whales and feeling very, very tiny. We talk a lot about the megafauna that are gone – mammoths, ...

Tiny mouth, big eyes, fairly flat, with a docile personality. Sunfish, or Mola Mola, can be up to ten feet long and weigh ...

The "deep sea" isn't a technical term, but it can still be very descriptive when grouping different species. The ocean is ...

A team of shark researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has solved a long-standing mystery, identifying the first ...

Drone footage revealed tourists and boats are harassing endangered whale sharks at a popular site off Mexico's coast. Rule violations include boats getting too close and swimmers touching the sharks, ...

One of the most impressive experiences you can have with wildlife kicks off with a shouted command. "Come on, come on, come ...

A dead whale that washed ashore at Waimanalo Beach Park on Saturday morning turned the usually mellow shoreline into a shark hot spot, as lifeguards warned swimmers to stay on the sand while multiple ...

Multiple sharks have been seen at the Waimanalo Beach Park this morning after a whale carcass washed up on the shoreline.