ocean
Mysterious large hole opens up on beach, puzzling witnesses
June 28, 2024 | 3:56pmA woman was left baffled after she came across a large, bubbling hole on a popular Queensland beach during her morning stroll to work.
Titan submersible victims' family still struggling: 'Every morning it hits me'
June 26, 2024 | 2:19pm“I still wake up every morning and it hits me like a ton of bricks that they’re gone. There’s nowhere to share the grief, we just have to carry it...
Fifth tourist in four days dies in waters off same Florida beach town
June 26, 2024 | 12:18am"PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE WATER. The water can appear calm but underneath currents are treacherous today. It's just too dangerous right now to swim," the sheriff said Sunday.
'Bro is certified insane': Sailor influencer shocks followers after sharing wildly remote location
June 25, 2024 | 4:12pmThey thought he was sending out an SOS.
These are America's 10 most bacteria-polluted beaches, organization says
June 12, 2024 | 2:59pmSurfrider Foundation just released its list of the top 10 most bacteria-polluted beaches in America during 2023.
Popular beach plagued with quicksand as wife suddenly falls hip-deep into hole: 'I dropped like a rock'
June 8, 2024 | 4:12pmJamie Acord was strolling along the water in Popham Beach State Park last weekend with her husband when she suddenly "dropped like a rock" and fell hip-deep into the sand.
Inside Carnival's cheapest cabin at only $90 a night — but is it worth it?: 'Ugliest cabin I've ever stayed in'
June 4, 2024 | 2:04pmAn Italian-themed Carnival Cruise ship offers the line's discount-rated cheapest rooms — but you'll have to sacrifice having a view.
'Terrifying' staring fish shocks onlookers: 'New fear unlocked'
June 3, 2024 | 11:31amAn unusual fish was discovered in shallow water -- and people want nothing to do with it.
Killer whales may be crashing into boats for fun, study reveals: Orcas 'have time on their hands'
May 28, 2024 | 9:26am“The sea is a very boring place for an animal,” researcher Renaud de Stephanis, president of Spain's Conservación, Información y Estudio sobre Cetáceos, said.
Mom fined $88K after kids collect 72 clams from Calif. beach thinking they were seashells: 'Ruined our trip'
May 23, 2024 | 4:28am“It was definitely one expensive trip to Pismo, unforgettable.”
'Doomsday glacier' that could cause catastrophic sea-level rise is more vulnerable than scientists thought: study
May 21, 2024 | 6:57amDubbed the “Doomsday Glacier” by scientists, the Thwaites could raise global sea levels by up to two feet if it melts.
Why do sharks swim so close to shore? Scientists have finally discovered the answer
May 17, 2024 | 1:39pmSummer's almost here — and so are the sharks.
Paddleboarder captures wild view of ocean Feeding Frenzy off California coast
May 9, 2024 | 4:33pmA paddleboarder captured a wild — and rather eerie — video of a feeding frenzy involving hundreds of sea animals off the coast of California. Bill Clements, who goes by...
Go fish: Two great white sharks in the Gulf heading back north for summer
April 20, 2024 | 5:01pmTwo great white sharks that spent the winter in the Gulf are heading back north.
I live on a sailboat — we shower in the rain and dogs potty on the poop deck
April 4, 2024 | 2:03pm"This boat has tons of storage but the best thing about it is the boat dog," Tula joked in the viral clip.
Nantucket seaside retreat gets 74% price cut — at only $600K — as shoreline erodes in a matter of weeks
April 1, 2024 | 3:11pmOnce asking $2.3 million, a home on the affluent New England island has sold for a fraction -- as erosion put it in jeopardy.
Beach-goers horrified after finding real-life 'Dune worm' vampire creature
March 29, 2024 | 10:07am"It was like a hugely oversized leech with a sucker full of sharp, inward-pointing teeth," he said of this maritime night terror.
7 dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan, 2 still missing
March 20, 2024 | 6:38amA South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others...
Thousands of beautiful but toxic sea creatures washing up on shores — bungling spring breakers' plans
March 17, 2024 | 2:43amThe blue dragons — which are shell-less mollusks known as “the most beautiful killer in the ocean” — popped up in droves for the first time this year.
Entirely new form of life possibly found off New Zealand coast
March 12, 2024 | 9:16amResearchers working along the 500-mile long Bounty Trough initially thought the find was a sea star or sea anemone.