A man and a fish have a magical friendship that lasts 30 years in the 17-meter-deep abyss
The world has been moved by a real-life fairy tale about a 30-year magical relationship between a 79-year-old Japanese diver and his’mate,’ a 17-meter-deep fish. A Japanese man…
The bizarre deep-sea creatures living on the Endurance shipwreck
Benji Jones is a senior environmental reporter at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Insider. Benji previously worked…
5 Weird Sea Creatures: You Will be Glad These Creatures Don’t Live on Land
Discover some of the weirdest creatures in the ocean, from the shapeless blobfish to the scary goblin shark – indeed, you’ll be delighted these scary ocean creatures are…
Birch Aquarium has announced the pregnancy of a seadragon
A female Weedy Seadragon has transferred eggs to a male at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a rare and unprecedented event…
Pretty, yet painful: Rare ‘blue dragons’ wash up on Texas beach
On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list. Glaucus atlanticus, or “blue dragon,” washed ashore on Mustang Island, Texas. That’s exactly…
Huge 17ft great white shark dubbed ‘Queen of the Ocean’ escapes after being caught
An enormous shark dubbed the ‘Queen of the Ocean’, weighing more than 250st, was finally caught after years of searching – but in a frightening development has managed…
A 112-year-old fish has broken the world record for longevity
According to radiocarbon dating, the bigmouth buffalo was born before World War I broke out in Europe This bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) was photographed at Gavins Point National…
Thor the Walrus returns to a new UK beach town following the New Year fireworks spectacle
After visiting Scarborough, a roaming walrus dubbed ‘Thor’ has appeared 100 miles farther down the North Sea coast, prompting a municipality to cancel its New Year’s Eve fireworks….
On Boxing Day, a mother and her young dolphin were rescued after being beached on the banks of a river
On Boxing Day, a mother dolphin and her youngster were discovered trapped in the mudbanks of the River Severn in Newnham, Gloucestershire, and were rescued by onlookers. Julie…