Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...

Oarfish sightings have long been linked to earthquakes in popular myths but scientists are now exploring whether these ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a ...

In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

U.S. oarfish sightings are rare events that have long been tied to myths about earthquakes and natural disasters but ...

Historically, oarfish have been entwined with superstition. Centuries of folklore have labelled them as harbingers of ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

Why are oarfish considered bad omens? As the 'messenger of the sea god' or Ry*g* no tsukai in Japanese mythology, the oarfish ...

A rare oarfish, often tied to myths predicting earthquakes and tsunamis, has washed up on Playa Quemada beach in Lanzarote.

It is not common for the oarfish, a deep sea, ribbon shaped creature, to wash up on shore, but when it does, some believe it ...

The sight of the oarfish in shallow waters is bad news in Japanese folklore. Here's the meaning behind the 'doomsday' fish.