Marine researchers compare shark species across multiple traits to determine which ones dominate their ecosystems. The ranking evaluates speed, hunting technique, sensory ability, and environmental ...

Sharks have long been seen as creatures to fear. However, with 150 species of sharks being considered threatened or ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

A single research expedition in 2022 is helping scientists chart even more remarkable marine species across the ocean. Researchers have discovered two new deep-sea species—a lanternshark and a porcela ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday updated its regulation and ...

Governments have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays at an international wildlife trade ...

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

The world's top wildlife trade organization increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic has surfaced near Charleston - and scientists hope tracking him will reveal secret breeding grounds ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has enacted sweeping new trade protections for sharks and ...

A proposal to regulate international trade of gulper sharks could help to save the species.

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...