In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

A rare fish has washed up on a Canary Islands beach, and some people have shared superstitions that the appearance of the ...

Deep-sea creatures are surfacing in unusual places, raising concerns. Oarfish sightings in Lanzarote reignite myths about ...

A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving ...

On Feb. 9, beachgoers captured a video of a rare “doomsday” oarfish on the shores of Baja California Sur, Mexico. According ...

A rare oarfish, often called the "doomsday fish," was spotted in Mexico—just days after another deep-sea creature, a deep-sea ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.