California State

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Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a "doomsday fish" since they are seen in some parts of the world as harbingers of imminent disasters.  It's one of less than two dozen confirmed sightings of an oarfish in the state in over 120 years, according to UC  San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The oarfish is a "strikingly large, odd-looking fish" with a long, silvery, ribbon-shaped body, according to the Ocean Conservatory. The fish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and have large eyes and "foreboding" red spines in a crown-like...

Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off California coast

Deep Blue, a rarely-seen great white shark, is believed to be the largest in the world. Measuring an impressive 22 feet and weighing 2.5 tonnes, this 50-year-old female shark has captured the fascination of marine biologists and ocean enthusiasts alike. First encounter and notable sightings. Discovered in 2013 by shark...

Meet Deep Blue: The rarely sighted world’s largest great white shark

Washington State

The Independent

A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature, last reported as seen in late July.Jessica Farrer, research director with The Whale Museum on Washington's San Juan Island, was among those who responded to a sighting of the whale July 23 off a nearby island. The institute, as part of its work, helps respond to reports...

A humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight 'heartbreaking'

USA TODAY

The broadnose sevengill and the soupfin sharks are common along the Pacific coast. Now they're showing up in Washington’s Puget Sound.

'This can't be right': Big sharks found in waters far from the open ocean

Oregon State

Ocean Sunfish Stuns Beachgoers with Peculiar Appearance. Beachgoers along the Oregon coast were taken aback when a peculiar marine creature washed up on the shore. The strange fish, identified as a Mola mola or ocean sunfish, has been drawing considerable attention. In a Facebook post, Seaside Aquarium officials revealed that...

Bizarre ‘mad scientist’ fish washes ashore on Oregon beach

Bellingham, WA

A man has been fined $1,000 after a nearby wildlife videographer caught him illegally driving his 51-foot recreational vessel through a pod of orca, also known as killer whales. Matt Ryan from Bellingham, Washington in the U.S. has agreed to pay the civil penalty after the wildlife videographer filmed him...

Man Drives Boat at Pod of Killer Whales and Videographer Catches It

Santa Barbara, CA

A 7-foot (215-centimeter) sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to live in the Southern Hemisphere. The University of California, Santa Barbara, said an intern spotted the stranded fish last week at Sands Beach in the...

Rare sea creature washes ashore in Southern California

CBS Sacramento

An increasing number of sea lions are washing up on the California coast due to toxic algae that experts say could be the result of human-caused climate change.  Stress has always been part of the job for Dr. Cara Field. But lately, it's been bordering on frantic.  "I'm going to start look at some of our patients and assess their neurologic responses," she said.  For the last three weeks, Field,  the Director of Conservation Medicine at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, has been in a race against the clock treating dozens of sea lions that have...

Sea lions continue to wash ashore on California coast amid toxic algae bloom

Hawaii State

This video from 2019 provides an overview of humpback whales and their ability to create bubble nets to trap prey. Via University of Hawaii at Manoa. Humpback whales have long been known to create bubble nets for hunting. The whales should be considered “tool wielders,” says a new study. That’s...

Humpback whales manufacture and wield tools

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Group Of Whale Watchers “Held Hostage” By Too-Friendly Humpback Whale

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Orcas slammed into a sailboat off the coast of northwestern Spain on Sunday, damaging its rudder and prompting a complicated rescue operation that left one crew member seriously injured, officials said, marking the latest incident of the predators attacking a vessel in the region. It wasn't known exactly how many orcas — also known as killer whales — were involved in the attack near O Roncudo along the rocky cliffs of the Spanish province of Galicia. Spain's maritime rescue service said two people on board the boat, called the Amidala, sent out a mayday at around 4 p.m. GMT to the...

Killer whales attack another sailboat off the coast of Spain

Nantucket, MA

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Nantucket beachgoers save beached great white shark’s life

Florida State

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Move over, Cocaine Bear. Here come cocaine sharks. Scientists think crazed and hungry sharks could be feasting on bales of hallucinatory drugs dumped off the Florida coast. While sharks on cocaine sounds like a clumsy Jaws-Scarface crossover, some researchers say the idea may not be as wacky as it sounds. In Florida, sharks in a diverse assemblage swim along a major drug-smuggling throughway, which potentially exposes the toothy predators to floating bundles of narcotics. “This is the only place in the world where a shark could come into contact with such massive doses of cocaine,” says Tom Hird, a marine biologist and broadcaster based in England.

"Cocaine Sharks" May Be Prowling The Florida Coast!

Texas State

Interesting Engineering

Their sting delivers neurotoxins, inflicting significant pain on their prey, earning them the name "fireworm."

‘Worst nightmare’ marine creature with toxic spines spotted on US beaches

Alaska State

Warmer, ice-free conditions in the southeast Bering Sea are roughly 200 times more likely now than before humans began burning planet-warming fossil fuels.

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska

Los Angeles County, CA

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It's been 33 years since actress Nancy Kulp died of cancer in 1991 at 69. Best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on TV's classic country comedy, The Beverly Hillbillies(CBS, 1962-1971, Kulp was a trailblazing political advocate. She was a Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 9th congressional district. She later worked as an artist-in-residence at Juniata College and taught acting. And she was also gay. Long divorced, she came out of the closet at the age of 67 and acknowledged she was a lesbian. This is her story.

The Secret Gay Life of Nancy Kulp ('The Beverly Hillbillies'): 33 Years After Her Tragic Death

A-Z-Animals

Crocodiles are the largest reptiles on the planet today. They are surprisingly fast, powerful, and deadly to anything that crosses their paths. While not all crocodile species are the same, it can be hard to tell them apart. They have many similarities in their looks and preferred habitats. Two of the largest crocodiles are the […]

Nile Crocodile vs Saltwater Crocodile: What Are the Differences?

 A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the sixth time since December, spewing bright orange lava plumes high into the air.The eruption began at 9.26pm local time on the Reykjanes peninsula, near the abandoned town of Grindavik, following a series of earthquakes, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9km and extended by 1.5 km in about 40 minutes, it added.Residents of the capital Reykjavic posted on social media that they could see the plumes of lava rising from about 50km away.Live streams from the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula showed...

Iceland volcano erupts again with huge plumes of lava visible from Reykjavik

The ocean is home to many incredible creatures like dolphins and sharks. However, it can be hard to see what goes on beneath the waves. That’s why we are going to use science and a little educated guesswork to figure out what would happen in a shark vs dolphin fight. Now, you might be wondering […]

Shark vs Dolphin: Who Would Win in a Fight?

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The fight to protect the mysterious Rice’s whale

Find everything you need to make informed decisions this election season, plus so much more. The Gulf of Mexico is haunted by a ghost. The animal...

The fight to protect the mysterious Rice’s whale

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