A nickname for the oarfish is the "doomsday fish" because sightings of them have become linked with earthquakes, leading to the belief that over-six-metre-long fish can predict earthquakes or natural ...

Giant oarfish, dubbed 'doomsday fish,' are believed by some cultures to foreshadow earthquakes and tsunamis, fueled by folklore and viral sightings. Despite the lack of scientific evidence linking ...

For decades in the 19th and even early 20th centuries, sea serpent sightings were commonplace. Most famously, the crew of HMS Daedalus supposedly watched one for more than 20 minutes in 1848. Not long ...