A three-metre long giant oarfish that is thought to herald calamity and disaster has washed up onto a Tasmanian beach. Tony Cheesman was walking his dogs in the seaside town of Penguin when he came ...

For the second time in less than four months, an incredibly rare fish has washed ashore in the San Diego area, alarming scientists and raising some hard-to-answer questions. The oarfish, which can ...

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the vast majority of it is still unexplored! So, you can bet your bottom dollar ...

San Diego has a way of hiding odd and fascinating stories beneath its well-known attractions. Beyond the beaches, theme parks, and bustling harbor, the region has a history full of quirky incidents, ...

Larisa R. G. DeSantis received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Vanderbilt University. DeSantis is also a research associate at the La Brea Tar Pits and ...

Scientists have documented the first-ever record of an oarfish (Regalecus russellii) in Sri Lanka, a 2.6-meter (8.5-foot) specimen caught off the country’s western coast. The find expands the known ...

Giant, the world’s largest bike manufacturer, on Thursday warned of delays to shipments to the United States after American customs officials announced a surprise ban on imports over unspecified ...

The rarely seen species was accidentally trapped in a fishing vessel’s tuna net, according to the study. Photo by Egle Sidaraviciute via Unsplash. During a multiday trip on the Indian Ocean off the ...

Sybil Robertson wasn’t expecting to confront an existential concept when she took her pup for his daily walk on Ocean Beach in Tasmania, Australia, but that’s the position she soon found herself in on ...

Is there about to be an apocalypse? A rare “doomsday” oarfish has washed ashore yet again — this time in Australia, sparking fears that a catastrophe could be around the corner. “I just knew it was ...

The oarfish is one of the ocean’s most mysterious and elusive creatures – and in some cultures, it’s believed to be a harbinger of disaster. In this video, we explore the legends and science behind ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego residents can now come face-to-face with the serpent of the sea, the Oarfish, for a limited time at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Birch ...