You’re wading in the sandy shallows off the California coast when your foot touches something soft and silky. As you take your next step, you experience a sudden shock: first a sharp pain, then an ...

It’s summertime in Santa Barbara County, and warm days mean more time by the ocean, but beachgoers entering the sea should be on the alert for stingrays. Rays like to hide just under the sand in ...

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Researchers at Cal State Long Beach are simulating what it's like to step on a stingray at the beach using and use high speed cameras to capture the attack to document the effectiveness of the ...

Anyone who has experienced stingray stings knows how painful they can be, so three UC San Diego graduates decided to develop footwear that can help protect against stingray stings. “It was one of my ...

A stingray sting can be very painful and can also cause symptoms like nausea and muscle cramps. In rare cases, you may have trouble breathing. However, stingray stings are generally not fatal unless ...