Researchers with NOAA and the Smithsonian announced the unusual object, first discovered in 2023 during a deep-sea expedition ...

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Extinct cephalopods might have been up to 19 metres in length and probably dined high up the food chain in ancient oceans.

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

Rare fossil finds show colossal octopuses were among the top ocean predators during the Cretaceous Period, according to a new ...

The discovery, using novel techniques to analyze fossilized jaws, details how colossal octopuses hunted the Late Cretaceous ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of a "golden orb" found thousands of feet underwater by researchers from the National ...

From time to time, I’ll get an email from a reader of the column, or a friend, and in some cases, they may even be both, suggesting a topic or story I might consider writing about. A few weeks ago, I ...

A mysterious algal bloom has haunted South Australia’s coast for more than a year, killing marine life and unsettling ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call ...