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Barracuda
SEA SCARE

Swimmer Seriously Injured in Brutal Fish Attack

The swimmer suffered heavy blood loss after being bitten off the Italian coast.

Charlie Sherwood

A too-tan woman on a beach
Damage & déjà vu

Doctors Sound Alarm Over Viral ‘Tanmaxxing’ Craze

“It’s sun damage packaged as a beauty hack.”

Charlie Sherwood

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SHOCK LOSS

Cruise Ship Worker Plunges Overboard to His Death

The tragedy unfolded during a Caribbean voyage off the coast of Mexico.

Charlie Sherwood

Diver
FITTED FOR FAILURE

Shock Reason Behind Deaths of 5 Tourists Emerges

The diving accident is believed to be the worst in the history of the Maldives.

Annabella Rosciglione

Canarias 1500 Km de Costa/X
NEARLY WASHED AWAY

Photo-Thirsty Couple on Cliff Edge Smothered by Monster Wave

The huge column of water towered above the pair in the seconds before it crashed on top of them.

Harry Thompson

Phantom Jellyfish
SECRETS OF THE DEEP

Researchers Capture Footage of Rare Underwater Monster

Living in the crushing dark of the deep ocean, the seldom-spotted leviathan can measure well over 33 feet long.

Will Neal

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Ocean Census
SOAK IT ALL UP

Scientists Discover New Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Sponge

Researchers say it proves how much marine life remains undiscovered.

Harry Thompson

Ichthyosaur
NEW SPECIES

Scientists Reveal Fossil Is Unique ‘Sword Dragon’ Species

It was first found 24 years ago.

Harry Thompson

American Sailor Vanishes After His Boat Washes Up on Remote Beach
LOST AT SEA

American Sailor Missing After His Boat Washes Up on Beach

Hartwell Champagne was making his way on a solo journey from Vanuatu to Australia.

Tom Sanders

Barrel photographed by SuBastian showing the white halo on the ocean floor surrounding it.
UNDERWATER ENGIMA

Toxic Barrels Off L.A.’s Coast Found With Bizarre ‘Halos’

Scientists are starting to crack the mystery at the bottom of the ocean floor.

Ethan Cotler

A sphere of posidonia sea grass sits in the foreground with the water and other spheres in the background.
NATURE’S MOP

Scientists Explain Mysterious ‘Neptune Balls’ On Beaches

The spongy balls resemble coconuts or even bird pellets.

Janna Brancolini

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