Beach, please. As if the Hamptons needed any more hype. With Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner, a couple of Long Island hot spots were ranked No. 1 and No. 5 on the list of the top 10 beaches in the U.S. for 2025 — just as a neighboring beach was identified as a … Read more
This is no watered-down phenomenon. Bright, neon-blue ocean currents are being seen off the California coast in a stunning display of bioluminescence. Gorgeous streaks of neon blue water, called bioluminescence, have returned to Southern California waters such as Venice Beach. Getty Images The gorgeous act of nature, where microsized algae brighten waters at night so … Read more
An Italian-themed Carnival Cruise ship offers the line’s discount-rated cheapest rooms — but you’ll have to sacrifice having a view. The four-year-old Firenze, anchored in Long Beach, California has 44, tiny “interior” cabins with no windows nor balcony that can cost about $90 per night, according to reports. A deal with Costco advertises trips on … Read more
Summer’s almost here — and so are the sharks. For years, shark sightings close to beaches and shallow waters have become more common as many sun soakers have been subject to unfortunate run-ins with the apex predator. Now, heading into the Memorial Day Weekend kickoff to summer, new research from Padaro Beach — a gorgeous, … Read more
Sea la vie — a 21-year-old woman is sharing what life is like on Pitcairn Island, a remote spot in the South Pacific that only has about 50 residents. “This place is paradise,” Torika Christian told the Daily Mail this week. “We welcome everyone with open arms and after spending some time away, I know that I wouldn’t … Read more
Around 30,000 bluebottle stings are reported every year along the east coast of Australia (and that’s just the reported stings) Also known as the Portuguese Man-o-war (Physalia sp.), bluebottles cause painful stings and are found throughout Australian waters (and both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans). If you or your child are stung, symptoms may include … Read more
The mystery of a landmass that broke from modern-day western Australia and drifted to sea has been solved after 155 million years. Finally, geologists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands have located the Down Under expanse — way down under the Earth’s surface. The elusive, 3,106-mile stretch, which scientists now refer to as Argoland — … Read more
Its third eye is blind. Scientists discovered a five new species of cusk-eel fish in the West Pacific Ocean, one of them having a “rather unique” distinctive eyespots on their fin which extends to their body, according to an article published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Zootaxa last week. The pink 4-inch fish’s distinctive eyespot, … Read more
The Australian man who spent over two months lost at sea with his dog when his storm-damaged boat drifted over 1,000 miles from shore spoke out as he set foot on land for the first time on Tuesday. Tim Shaddock, 51, who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat over the weekend alongside his dog … Read more
Not so shore about this one. Fans of “Jeopardy!” are salty about the final clue for Wednesday’s episode, in the “World of Water” category. The clue read: “The Bass Strait divides Tasmania & mainland Australia & hydrographers have disputed which of these 2 larger bodies it’s part of.” Returning champ Ben Goldstein, a content marketing … Read more
A recent video from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows a giant Pacific octopus crawling through the Yaquina Head tide pools in northwestern Oregon. According to the Department of the Interior, while giant Pacific octopuses may visit this location often, the animals are only spotted a few times a year. In the video, the red octopus can be … Read more
After eluding scientists for almost 300 years, the mystery of Japan’s mummified “mermaid” was solved — and it turns out it’s man-made. Researchers concluded that the creature, worshiped by locals and housed in Enjuin temple in the city of Asakuchi for 40 years, is made of paper, cloth, cotton, and fish parts, The Sun reported. The 12-inch-long … Read more
A rare and elusive deep sea creature was captured on camera by a high-tech remote submersible in Monterey, CA. The massive, 33-foot “phantom jellyfish” — a darkly colored being with ribbon-like “mouth arms” — had been discovered by the remote submarine at a depth of 3,200 feet off the West Coast shore, Live Science reported. … Read more
A Harvard professor believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed to Australia’s north a decade ago — and he’s planning an expedition to retrieve the object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb has previously made waves by claiming the object that streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Papua New … Read more