A recent sighting in New Zealand showed that the sea is full of surprises. While on a research trip in December 2023, marine scientists observed an octopus attached to the head of a shortfin mako ...

A very strange marine life encounter caught on video left scientists baffled when it was first spotted in New Zealand waters in 2023. More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low ...

Sometimes we all need a little help. And it can come from unlikely places. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in Sydney.