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 ...

Beachgoers in Mexico caught a rare glimpse of a shimmering oarfish, which is seen in folklore as a sign of impending doom and has sparked concerns on social media. In 2024, there were three oarfish ...

Divers made an amazing discovery in the waters off the northeast coast of Taiwan: an enormous deep sea oarfish. Video taken in late June shows the creature, over six feet long, dotted with what ...

COLOMBO — In the shadowy depths of the ocean lives a ribbon-like giant crowned with a fiery red crest — long mistaken for a sea monster. Rarely glimpsed alive, the oarfish holds the record as the ...

Scientists have documented the first-ever record of an oarfish (Regalecus russellii) in Sri Lanka, a 2.6-meter (8.5-foot) specimen caught off the country’s western coast. The find expands the known ...