Potential New Species of Dazzling Box Jellyfish Spotted Near the Great Barrier Reef
A scuba diver swimming off the coast Papua New Guinea, near the Great Barrier Reef, has recorded video of a dazzling, weird jellyfish that...
Ocean Explorers Eye ‘Whiplash Squid’ that Looks Like H.P. Lovecraft Creation
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have observed a creature straight out of an H.P. Lovecraft nightmare: a crimson-colored 'whiplash squid' with tentacles...
Solumbellula Monocephalus, a Gross Aquatic Polyp, Observed in Pacific Ocean for First Time
Researchers aboard the EV Nautilus research vessel have observed a "sea pen" polyp in the Pacific Ocean for the first time and its "barbed...
Japanese Man Saves ‘Murder Hornet’ from Disgusting Parasite in Oddly Satisfying Video
Japanese insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura has released a video showing his removal of a parasite from the abdomen of a "murder hornet" and it...
WTF Is Up with the Weird Origins of Monkeypox? And Why Is It Virtually Clinically Identical to Smallpox?
Here's a rundown of the origins of the monkeypox virus, which scientists first discovered in a human-controlled "colony" in Copenhagen in 1958.
32-Year-Old Runner Dies of Cardiac Arrest, 16 Hospitalized, at Brooklyn Half-Marathon
Thirty-two-year-old Manhattan resident David Reichman died from cardiac arrest after Sunday's half-marathon in Brooklyn, which required all runners to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Sixteen...
New Study Shows ‘Robust’ Evidence of Microplastics in People’s Lungs
In a new study published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, researchers have outlined the first-ever "robust" evidence of microplastics in people's...
‘Headless Chicken Monster’ Sea Creature Eyed by ROV Submarine
Researchers working in the North Pacific Ocean have captured video of a so-called "headless chicken monster" pulsating its way through the sea, 6,500 feet...