The California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) is a favorite among anglers who enjoy bringing home a great catch for dinner.

The Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 winners have been announced! This UK-based competition celebrates the best photography beneath the surface of oceans, lakes, rivers, and even ...

A collection of honored images from this year’s competition celebrating “photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock People in North America, Europe, and Oceania are at higher risk of exposure to "forever chemicals" because of ...

A 2022 deep-sea expedition led scientists to discover more than 600 marine species. According to ABC News, scientists have officially identified at least three: the West Australian lantern shark and ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Beneath the ocean’s shimmering surface lies a world of silent assassins – fish armed not with teeth or claws, but with venom potent enough to hunt prey or defend against predators. From coral reefs to ...

Jody Hopkins and his son Oden were fishing 33 miles from Ocracoke Island off North Carolina’s Outer Banks on July 13. They were in their family boat, deep jigging in about 700 feet of water. “They ...

A father and son beat astronomical odds when they caught rarely encountered fish on the same day, both setting state records, according to North Carolina officials. Jody Hopkins and his son Oden ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries recently established new state records for the rarely encountered and deep-dwelling Channel Scabbardfish ...

Oden Hopkins, left, and his state record spinycheek scorpionfish, and his father, Jody Hopkins, right, with his state record channel scabbardfish. Photos: DMF A father-son duo from Grimesland, while ...