The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous animals in the ocean, capable of delivering a neurotoxin powerful enough ...

A heart-pounding moment coming face-to-face with one of the ocean’s most toxic creatures.

You might expect danger to come with claws or size, but the real threat often comes in small, quiet forms. These animals kill ...

When people think of dangerous animals, they usually picture predators like lions, sharks, or snakes. But some of the most ...

In 1975, Steven Spielberg created and killed the shark movie genre all in one fell swoop. Jaws emerged out of nowhere to become Hollywood’s first “blockbuster” movie and changed the nature of ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be "otherworldly." These truly amazing marine animals ...

The "NEO Hunter" mission would use Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft to deflect space rocks. This plan builds on NASA's successful DART mission, which proved an asteroid's path could be altered.

When Australian actor Jai Courtney first broke into the American film scene, it seemed he was destined for action movie stardom. However, the failures of A Good Day to Die Hard, which made him the son ...

The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets. Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses ...

Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

Justin Schmidt, an entomologist, first created the Schmidt sting pain index in 1983 ...

Velella velella, or by-the-wind sailors, have become a more common sight washed up along the Oregon coast as oceans warm.