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 ...

In an unprecedented move, CITES has listed dozens of shark and ray species for protection, in hopes their populations can ...

Under the surface of the ocean, "constellations" of towering subsea mountains dot the Earth – and they are teeming with ...

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

From a shark the size of a cigar to the long-extinct 400-kilo 'buzzsaw' to those that glow in the dark, sharks are an ...

Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza explains how, when people replace mistruths with facts, knowledge dissolves fear, compassion replaces ...

Researchers recorded lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) preying on an invasive species, the jaguar cichlid (Parachromis ...

Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more ...

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

World-renowned Tubbataha Reef’s superintendent welcomes stronger protection for sharks forged in COP20, but says more needs to be done for the reef’s rich biodiversity. QUANG NIH PROVINCE, Vietnam—The ...

Beachgoers at South Carolina’s Coligny Beach witnessed a shark-related drama that was also captured and shared widely online.

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