An Australian naturalist narrowly missed stepping on a stonefish, one of the most venomous fish in the world. These masters of camouflage can survive for up to 24 hours out of water and are easily ...

Imagine you’re walking along the ocean floor and having a great time when, all of a sudden, the ground starts to move. It’s not the tides or an earthquake—you’re actually stepping on a fish. And the ...

Hidden in plain sight on tropical seabeds, stonefish carry one of the most sophisticated chemical weapons in the oceans. Their venom does not just hurt, it seizes control of circulation, nerves, and ...

If you’re interested in fish who are scary-looking, poisonous and chock-full of elaborate defense mechanisms, look no further than the stonefish, a genus of fish that populate coastal waters of the ...