From the mesmerizing formations of birds in flight to the synchronized movements of fish schools, nature often relies on collective motion to maximize efficiency and energy conservation. Manta rays ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For more than four years, marine biologist Madalena Pereira Cabral has been dedicated to investigating and understanding the movements of giant ...

The Manta Ray, which is highly intelligent and the largest ray in the ocean, won the public vote to become Florida State College at Jacksonville's new mascot. The Manta Ray was one of the top three ...

"...sharks and rays are not the solitary, mindless, socially bereft animals that we perhaps thought them to be in the past.” —Robert Perryman A recent National ...

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research collaboration. Using integrative taxonomy, which combines genetic analysis and ...

Denis Richard watched five men heave a giant manta ray from the waters off Panama City Beach and plop it into a pool on their boat deck. “Let him go,” he yelled. “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves ...