The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.

The much anticipated Flash boomerang rollercoaster will launch March 29 at Six Flags Great Adventure; also weekend photo ...

Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari animal park open this weekend. Hurricane Harbor water park opens Saturday, May 17.

Take your kids on an egg hunt, say hello to the Easter bunny and meet adorable newborn lambs with our guide to the Easter ...

Coursing, without which there might never have been greyhound racing (introduced to this country in 1928) has exercised the ...

The oceans cover three -quarters of the Earth's surface. They contain 2 % of Earth's water and account for 5 % of the living ...

The dorsal fin slicing through the Hauraki Gulf belonged to a shortfin mako—the world’s fastest shark ... and sometimes leap clean out of the sea. It is sleek, predatory, but also endangered.

even if not the fastest swimmers. Black marlin, a swift ocean predator, reaches speeds up to 82 mph, aided by its streamlined body and powerful muscles. Wahoo, a speedy scombrid fish found in ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...