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Sightings of the massive sharks, which can grow over 26 feet long, have dropped sharply since the 1990s.

Scott Thompson wondered if the seal was saying "Keep going, dude" with its nudges, after he fell into the Santa Barbara Channel.

"[It looked] like one of the pastures that I see with the cows in Texas. They were everywhere," Victor Vescovo told Newsweek.

The digging of a tunnel to transport the radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean has been delayed, while a critical inspection was also delayed due to COVID-19.

National Weather Service told people to "move off the beach and out of harbors." A tsunami advisory—not as urgent as a warning—has been issued for Hawaii.

"We urge [the U.S.] to discard the obsolete Cold War zero-sum mentality and ideological bias," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.

The Fukushima plant operator applied for construction approval of the sea tunnel which will release treated radioactive water half a mile from the plant.

The foot-long anglerfish was found by local resident Jay Beiler as he was out walking on Black's Beach.

The ancient tusk belongs to a Columbian mammoth, a species that became extinct about 10,000 years ago.

The undersea pipeline leaked at least 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean off Huntington Beach, California, on October 2.

"At that moment, you're just focused like a laser on the rescue," Khosrow Khosravani said of realizing what he had to do when he spotted the woman in the water.

The president is expected to announce new efforts to address the growing supply chain disruption that is preventing Americans from getting crucial goods.

Great whites off the coast of central California have experienced a population increase recently, with the 1994 decision to ban shark fishing seen as a key factor.

Populations of the apex predator are growing in California waters, a new study has indicated.

A man has filmed a breathtaking video of great whites and dolphins swimming off the Pacific coast.

China ridiculed Japan for its decision to release radioactive water into the Pacific.

Congress and the Biden administration have a rare opportunity, by acting swiftly to extend and fully fund the compacts, to support democratic allies whose interests coincide with those of the United States.

The tiger shark responsible likely measured over 13 feet in length.

Whether or not the "Resurrection plate" ever existed has long been a hot topic of debate in the field of geology.

"La Niña" is a periodic climate pattern characterized by cooling of the sea surface in some parts of the Pacific Ocean.

The island in the Pacific Ocean has been growing since 2013 following an eruption of an underwater volcano.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can lead to neurological damage.

The scientists were able to detect the structure by analyzing seismic wave data.

"As a hybrid oceanographer and astronaut this was an extraordinary day," Kathryn Sullivan said after reaching Challenger Deep.

Following the quake, tsunami warnings were issued but these were subsequently retracted.

Robber crabs—also known as coconut crabs—are the largest terrestrial invertebrates in the world

"We have new species turning up that are already contaminated and so we have missed the window to understand these species in a natural environment," said marine ecologists Alan Jamieson.

Since September, roughly 2.7 million acres have burned in the southeastern state of New South Wales.

Wildlife photographer Euan Rannachan spoke to Newsweek about his underwater adventures with the apex predators.

H. Terminalis is among nine newly identified bee species which are described in a study published in the journal Zootaxa.