A strange prehistoric shark that lived during the age of dinosaurs is giving scientists new clues about how modern sharks evolved — and raising fresh questions at the same time. The small shark, known ...

Based on its whimsical name, it’s easy to assume that the cookiecutter shark is cute and gentle. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the name “cookiecutter” doesn’t refer to the ...

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A nurse shark has been spotted off the coast of Costa Rica with a highly unusual feature: its entire body was a vivid yellow-orange. The discovery marks the first recorded case of xanthochromism—a ...

Delray Beach geoscientist Rosie Moore stars in Netflix's "All the Sharks," a reality show where divers compete to photograph rare shark species. The show features teams of divers traveling to global ...

You probably grew up with Shark Week and Jaws, so you think you know the score: don't swim at dawn, avoid chum, and if you see a dorsal fin, get out. But the reality of what’s happening in the deep is ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found. In ...

Twenty-nine houndsharks and 16 gulper sharks are up for listing on CITES Appendix II at the wildlife trade regulator’s summit in Uzbekistan this week. Conservationists expect the vote to be close, ...

Sharks are vital to many marine ecosystems despite being often viewed as dangerous predators. Florida leads in shark-bites, but shark-related fatalities are statistically rare. Over 300 shark species ...