In May 1925, a strange decaying corpse washed ashore on Moore’s Beach, now known as Natural Bridges State Beach, in Santa Cruz. Locals who swarmed out to investigate the specimen described elephantine ...

For centuries, giant squids were treated as sea monsters and sailor myths, with only scattered clues hinting they were real.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new exhibit at COSI explores the origins of legendary sea creatures like the Loch Ness Monster, giant krakens, and mermaids. A map from the 1500s shows where early explorers ...

New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most formidable marine predators did not always stay at sea. From gigantic ...