The BriefA paddleboarder near Honeymoon Island, Florida, had a rare and thrilling encounter with a giant manta ray.The video ...

Graceful, massive, and shockingly intelligent, the giant manta ray is one of the most awe-inspiring creatures in our oceans.

The fact that even a pup knew how to survive in such a situation, he continues, is proof that these gentle giants are among the smartest fish in the ocean. Underwater view of Giant oceanic manta ray ...

Laine later realized he’d spotted an 11-foot male reef manta ray named after Inspector Clouseau, the bumbling detective of the Pink Panther movies. The fish, who cruises the waters around Lady ...

The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change Photographs by Alex Mustard Text by Terence Monmaney After the manta ray filters out the tiny plankton from the water it ...

fish-shaped drone submarine that can hibernate on the sea floor for “very long periods” without having to refuel — and then deliver a wide array of payloads. Dubbed the “Manta Ray ...

The beautiful Mediterranean sea is host to a large variety of sea animals, which visitors can often spot from the shore.

Plus, a manta ray’s teeth are used for mating ... basically a patch of coral in deep water where schools of “cleaner fish” feast on parasites the mantas may be harboring.

The fishermen may not have known exactly why the graceful megafauna appeared each spring, trailing tag-a-long cobia — a prize target of watermen looking for a good fight and a good fish dinner.

Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray design resembles its namesake fish, adopting a similar “sea-glider” shape. Based on the Manta Ray program description, also penned by Dr. Woerner, the driving ...

To help speed up swimming, a team of researchers at North Carolina State University turned to another bit inspiration from nature: the manta ray. Looking toward the fish makes sense. These cousins ...

From bird flocking to fish schooling, many biological systems ... Based on photographs of real manta ray configurations, the researchers studied different formations of three manta rays: in ...