The oarfish, a rare deep-sea creature often referred to as the "harbinger of death" or the "doomsday fish" has once again surfaced (for the third time this year), stirring up a mix of superstitions ...

A group of divers encountered a rare giant oarfish off the coast of Taiwan. The viral video, originally published by diving instructor Wang Cheng-Ru in June, shows the group coming upon the deep-sea ...

Part of the allure of deep-sea fishing is that you never know what you might encounter at sea. But one can be reasonably certain that nobody would expect to encounter a 10-foot oarfish under attack by ...

Is there about to be an apocalypse? A rare “doomsday” oarfish has washed ashore yet again — this time in Australia, sparking fears that a catastrophe could be around the corner. “I just knew it was ...

A viral video of a shimmering oarfish spotted along the Baja California Sur beach in Mexico earlier this month is making the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. At least a dozen oarfish washed up along Japan’s coastline in the ...

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