Most species of manta and devil rays (genus Mobula) are endangered, yet industrial purse seine fishing vessels unintentionally catch about 13,000 each year while hunting tuna, according to one ...

Photos of a bright pink manta ray have gone viral after the Pepto-Bismol-colored creature was spotted swimming near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Photographer Kristian Laine, who snapped the photos ...

Northrop Grumman's Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) is pioneering ocean exploration for people and autonomous vehicles. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) designed the Manta Ray, ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

While observing a manta ray in New Zealand waters, researcher Lydia Green was in for a big surprise.

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 yourselves ...