Two years before its controversial videotaped capture of a giant manta ray last month, a Florida company seized two more of ...

Now, it’s official: Marshall and her colleagues have identified a new species called Mobula yarae, or the Atlantic manta ray.

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research ...

The newly described Mobula yarae joins a vulnerable group of rays facing threats like bycatch, boat strikes, and habitat loss ...

Scientists identify a new sea creature named Mobula yarae. It's an enormous new species of Atlantic manta ray measuring up to ...

By Shreya Dasgupta There’s a third species of manta ray gracefully gliding through the seas, a recent study has confirmed.

The fact that we are about to narrate below, although it may seem deplorable to many, has had the permission and license of ...

Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their boat deck. “Let him go,” he yelled. “You ought to be ashamed of ...

A massive manta ray has been filmed repeatedly seeking help from divers, in a remarkable encounter off the coast of Australia. Footage shows Freckles the ray approaching the divers, off the ...

Giant manta rays are the world's largest ray with a wingspan of up to 26 feet, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, a U.S. federal agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The captured manta ray made national headlines, with The Independent picking up the story. It reported that a crew member allegedly said, "oh, good, that’s a female," when they brought it on board.

Researchers have identified the first manta ray nursery ground found in the Gulf of Mexico. Flower Garden Banks, a national marine sanctuary, is a childhood home for the gigantic and rare animals.