Many times we wonder when the end of the world will be or what will happen on Judgment Day. However, scientists continue to reveal issues in this regard. Oceanographer Diego Ponce ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Kwong and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about ancient evidence of hot water on Mars, ...

A bad sign? Oarfish have been dubbed “doomsday” fish because some cultures consider it a bad sign when they appear. The moniker is derived from a manipulation of Japanese folklore that became ...

A 3.3-metre oarfish — an elusive deepsea creature shaped like an eel — washed up earlier this month in California. Also known as a "doomsday fish," this is the third one to wash ashore in as many ...

While Japanese folklore links oarfish sightings to earthquakes, scientists say there is no scientific evidence to support this claim. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography will study the oarfish ...

Oarfish are the longest bony fish known to ... According to some retellings of Japanese legend, sighting the rare deepfish is a harbinger of earthquakes, tsunamis, and other misfortune.

Oarfish have been dubbed “doomsday” fish because some cultures consider it a bad sign when they appear. The moniker is derived from a manipulation of Japanese folklore that became popular ...

With its long eel-like body, gaping mouth and bright red dorsal fins, it’s no surprise that the oarfish calls to mind a sea monster. Japanese mythology suggests that the appearance of the fish ...

A 9-foot oarfish, known as the "doomsday fish," was discovered in Encinitas, California, marking the third time this rare species has been spotted in the state this year. In Japanese mythology ...

"Sometimes it may be linked to broader shifts such as the El Niño and La Niña cycle but this is not always the case." In Japan, the oarfish is steeped in folklore. Known locally as “Ryugu no Tsuki” or ...