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"Ma'am, is there a dead baby shark in here?"

Check Out the 10 Weirdest Things the TSA Confiscated in 2020—Including a Dead Baby Shark

The TSA’s prohibited items list doesn’t expressly include dead sharks. (Possibly because the subject doesn’t come up a lot.)

The Ebony Anglers are helping to redefine competitive fishing.

The Ebony Anglers Are Changing the Face of Competitive Fishing

After noticing a lack of Black participants in North Carolina fishing tournaments, Gia Peebles decided to do something about it.

This year's first place finisher is a young zebrafish photographed from above.

See the Big Winners of Nikon’s Microscopic Photo Competition

Snail tongues and nylon stockings are surprisingly beautiful. Fruit bat skeletons, on the other hand? Terrifying.

Police In Wareham, Massachusetts Beg Residents to Stop Calling In About a Sunfish

Throughout Monday, calls poured in about a large, awkward-looking fish floundering off the coast of Wareham, Massachusetts.

Blood stars and Acadian redfish lurk near plates and a stove from the Portland.

New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

The SS 'Portland' vanished into the Atlantic during a storm of the century, but we still don’t know exactly why it sank.

The 10 Best Shark Movies of All Time, According to Rotten Tomatoes

What’s more surprising than 'Sharknado' making it on to this list? The sequel to 'Sharknado making it on to this list.

Two sturddlefish siblings from the experiment.

Oops! Scientists Accidentally Created a New Hybrid Fish

The bouncing baby hybrid fish have their sturgeon mother’s mouth—and her penchant for meat-eating, too.

Great white sharks used prehistoric nurseries to protect their young.

A Prehistoric Great White Shark Nursery Has Been Discovered in Chile

Baby shark, do-do-do-do-do-do. Had a nursery, do-do-do-do-do. In prehistoric times, do-do-do-do-do.

An Aquarium in Japan Wants You to FaceTime With Its Shy Eels

With the aquarium closed to the public, the eels have started to be uncharacteristically bashful around humans.

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Need More Penis Fish In Your Life? A California Aquarium Has a Livestream

After thousands of 'penis fish,' or fat innkeeper worms, washed up on the shores of California, one aquarium decided to give people an up-close-and-personal look at the phallic annelid via livestream.

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Why Thousands of 'Penis Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach

'Urechis caupo' bears a striking resemblance to a specific part of male human anatomy, but the species is usually hidden underground. Something brought them to the surface.

Shocker: This Electric Eel Delivers More Voltage Than Any Creature on Earth

The newly identified species of eel, 'Electrophorus voltai,' can deliver 860 volts to incapacitate prey.

You Can Buy Norwegian Salmon Fillets From Vending Machines in Singapore

Instead of soda or candy, these vending machines in Singapore are dispensing premium frozen salmon fillets imported from Norway.

41 Golden Facts About McDonald's

The Golden Arches used to serve peanut butter sandwiches and chili instead of Chicken McNuggets and McRibs.

Fish Tube: How the 'Salmon Cannon' Works and Why It's Important

The salmon-loaded cannon has taken the internet by storm, but its purpose goes far beyond being a viral amusement.

How to See the Full Sturgeon Moon on Thursday

August's full moon is called a sturgeon moon. Here's what you need to know to make the most of the celestial event on August 15.

A Project in India Is Turning Discarded Fishing Nets Into Surfboards to Reduce Ocean Plastic

The fishing nets, which contribute greatly to ocean plastic waste, are living a new, eco-friendly life.

Some Fish Eggs Can Hatch After Being Pooped Out by Swans

The durable little killifish egg can travel along the swan's digestive tract and later hatch, which might explain how some fish wind up in isolated freshwater locations.

11 Lesser-Known Animal Phobias

He’s dealt with elaborate booby traps, KGB agents, and a face-melting artifact, but to Indiana Jones, nothing’s more unsettling than snakes. Lots of people can relate.