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Scientists have taken their first look into the previously unexplored New Hebrides deep-sea trench in the Pacific Ocean. At the bottom of the trench — a depth of more than 23,000 feet (7,000 meters) — they … Continue reading →

A woman on a whale-watching excursion off the coast of Mexico learned the power of a whale’s tail firsthand when it slapped her in the face. The whale was thrashing in the water when the boat got too close to … Continue reading →

A free diver who was dragged to the depths of the ocean by a killer whale has told how he got down to his “last breath” during the terrifying ordeal. Levi Gavin, 23, was collecting kina and crayfish at Horahora … Continue reading →

A British environmentalist and blogger named George Monbiot is on a tear lately about an image used in a Discovery Channel Documentary to show a huge megalondon shark. In a series of articles published in England, Mr. Monbiot charges Discovery … Continue reading →

A camera-shy 8-foot-long octopus took two scuba divers by surprise when it latched onto their camera as they filmed what they initially thought was a large rock, resulting in an epic tug-of-war David Malvestuto, 34, and Warren Murray, 56, were … Continue reading →

This crocodile must have been pretty hungry. After some fishermen snagged a good sized shark and pulled it up on a beach, the crock made a dash out of the water to see if he could steal the prize Before … Continue reading →

Can you imagine driving along a road in the Everglades and suddenly seeing an 18 Foot Burmese Python in your way?  Yikes. That is what happened to some engineers as they were on a levee inspection on Tuesday. The snake, … Continue reading →

When it comes to speed in the water, there are plenty of fast fish out there. But there is only one king – and that is the sailfish. Sailfish have the unofficial record at 60 mph /100 kph!  By contrast … Continue reading →

It’s a story that almost defies belief: A man leaves Mexico in December 2012 for a day of shark fishing and ends up surviving 13 months on fish, birds and turtles before washing ashore on the remote Marshall Islands thousands … Continue reading →

One place I’ve always wanted to go and never had the the chance is the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. They are located about 600 miles west of  continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.  And, they have some of … Continue reading →