Mantas are famous for their coloration, typically dark grey on top with a mostly white underbelly. Like a fingerprint, the spots splayed across this milky underside allows researchers to identify ...

The US military is developing a huge underwater drone called the "Manta Ray." The unmanned system passed its first major test at sea earlier this year. Drones like the Manta Ray can function like a ...

Andrea Marshall has dedicated her life to studying manta rays, learning everything she possibly can about the graceful marine creatures. So, when she spotted an unusual-looking manta ray off the ...

Ghost Shark and Manta Ray protect the undersea realm. Sounds like the plot of a future Marvel movie, but in actual fact, it’s what could be the future of Pacific naval defenses. Ghost Shark and Manta ...

A video of the capture of a protected giant manta ray near Florida’s Panama City Beach has sparked outrage over concerns about animal welfare and conservation practices. Denis Richard, the founder and ...

It’s one of Hawaii’s unforgettable experiences. In the evening hours off the Kailua-Kona Coast of Hawaii Island, snorkelers by the dozens jump into the dark ocean. They swim toward bright lights ...

On a trip to Hawaii, Short Wave host Emily Kwong encountered manta rays for the first time. The experience was eerie and enchanting. And it left Emily wondering — what more is there to these ...

It was back in April of this year when we took a close-up look at something called the Manta Ray, a DARPA project meant to come up with an underwater drone capable of going places and doing things ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have built an underwater robot that looks and swims like a manta ray, using only single motors and flexible fins to propel it through water in a manner ...

A video of a woman's surprisingly close encounter with a "huge" manta ray in Indonesian waters has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @travelwithsahan and has garnered 5.5 million views ...

“I mean, he was in pain. That animal was in pain," a witness alleged of the aquatic animal A dolphin touring company in Florida witnessed an endangered giant manta ray being taken from its natural ...

The new species lives in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, from the eastern United States down to Brazil. Bryant Turffs Andrea Marshall has dedicated her life to studying manta rays ...