fish Archives — Colossal

a recently discovered type of goby fish

In a Single Year, Ocean Census Scientists Discovered More than 1,100 New Marine Species

May 27, 2026

a square painting of four fish, each popping out of the other's mouth at a slightly different size, like a matryoshka doll

Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’

May 20, 2026

Two elephant seals interact in the water

A Pair of Elephant Seal Pups Wins the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year

February 27, 2026

a photo by Wojtek Meczynski of a pregnant Pygmy seahorse through an opening in its coral home

Rare Glimpses of Diverse Marine Life Take the Stage in This Year’s Ocean Art Photography Contest

January 24, 2026

An underwater photo by Massimo Giorgetta of a microbial creature called a Tunicate salp

This Two-Inch Tunicate Salp Is a Swimming Smorgasbord

December 17, 2025

two very tiny sea creatures balance on a frond of coral

‘Ladybugs of the Sea’ Take Top Honors in the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest

September 19, 2025

a gif of a newly discovered, light pink snailfish filmed swimming underwater

These Newly Discovered Snailfish Get Bumpy, Dark, and Sleek in the Deep Sea

September 10, 2025

a diver swims with a pod of whales

Fragility, Beauty, and Urgency Characterize Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

August 18, 2025

a group of felted brooches, sitting in petri dishes, in the shape of anatomical organs

Anatomy and Ancient Sea Creatures Converge in Hiné Mizushima’s Felt Sculptures

July 22, 2025

A humpback whale diving back under the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after taking a breath of air.

A New Aerial Photography Contest Takes a Bird’s-Eye View of Life Around the World

July 3, 2025

a procession of people in a park carry three puppets of sturgeons on poles

Greg Corbino’s Fish Puppets Made from Reclaimed Trash Migrate Along the Hudson River

June 21, 2025

Ryo Minemizu Illuminates the Incredible Diversity of Plankton Off the Coast of Japan

June 9, 2025

A European bee-eater in mid-flight with an insect in its beak

The Winners of This Annual Competition Show Nature Is Ready for Its Close-Up

January 29, 2025

a patterned fish camouflages itself against some coral

In the 2024 Ocean Art Contest, Circling Sharks and Squadrons of Rays Steal the Show

January 23, 2025

a small, fishlike marine animal camouflages against orange tendrils underwater

Andrei Savin Reveals the Concealed in ‘Masters of Hiding’

October 4, 2024

soft coral grows on the inside and outside of a railcar submerged underwater. fish swim nearby

Off the Coast of Georgia, Marine Life Colonizes Two MARTA Railcars

September 25, 2024