Elusive colossal squid finally caught on camera

WONDERS OF THE OCEAN

Long believed to be a symbol of good fortune, the albatross has its own annual world awareness day on 19th June. As legend would have it, the bird embodies the souls of sailors lost at sea, and to har

Walruses live in the arctic and sub-Arctic. They are one of the largest pinnipeds (meaning fin-footed) and are related to seals and sealions. Their Latin name, Odobenus rosmarus, translates as ‘tooth-

Summer 1975 was a glorious time to be young on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. “We had the beaches to ourselves – nobody else wanted to go in the water, not even a lot of people who’d l

Some of the strangest science stories from around the world.

the red land crab is a curious contradiction of part armoured warrior, part comedic crustacean. It’s found in the San Blas Islands (also known as Kuna Yala or Guna Yala) – a breathtaking stretch of pa