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July 16, 2019

Starfish looks like ravioli, goes viral

If this starfish is making your mouth water, you're not alone. When a photo of Plinthaster dentatus went viral on Twitter last week, pasta-lovers did a double take — the sea star looked just like a piece of ravioli.

July 10, 2019

Sturgeon, America's forgotten dinosaurs, are showing signs of life

CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Sturgeon were America's vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation's rivers until mankind's craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction.

July 7, 2019

British man says he caught record-breaking 232-pound carp fish in Thailand

A British man reeled in a 232-pound carp fish in Thailand last month — a reportedly record-breaking size believed to be the world's largest caught carp fish.

July 4, 2019

Toxic algae bloom forces Gulf Coast beach closures ahead of 4th of July holiday weekend

More than a dozen beaches in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have been closed ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend after the formation of a toxic algae bloom on the shore line.

July 1, 2019

Key to understanding aliens might be unlocked by octopus' tentacles

The key to understanding E.T. might be as simple or as complex as understanding a creature on Earth we know very little about — the octopus.

June 28, 2019

Man learns the hard way mixing pufferfish and cocaine is a horrible idea

A combination of cocaine and toxic pufferfish liver sent a Florida man to the emergency room, according to a new case report.

June 24, 2019

Giant whale shark lets Florida fisherman hitch a ride in amazing video

Florida fishermen captured amazing video of their swim with a 20-foot whale shark off the coast of Tampa Bay over the weekend.

June 24, 2019

Bizarre clam eats rocks for breakfast

Rocks might not sound like a delectable meal to most life-forms, but it's on the menu for a newly identified species of a plump, bizarre-looking clam.

June 23, 2019

Rare giant squid spotted in Gulf of Mexico, 'amazing' video shows

Researchers last week captured a huge squid in the Gulf of Mexico as part of rare footage that biologists have described as "the most amazing video you've ever seen."

June 21, 2019

Meet the Scottish sea worm with eyes on its butt

Some people claim to have eyes in the back of their head. Perhaps just as useful, a new marine worm discovered off the coast of Scotland has eyes in the back of its butt.