A Hawaii study has found that a certain species of sharks is more likely to bite humans during periods of low light. The ...

Great whites are one of more than 20 Mediterranean shark species protected under international law, meaning it is illegal to ...

Miami, Florida (CNN) — Diego Cardeñosa has loved sharks ever since he was a child. The Colombia native was never afraid of them when he visited his beloved beach. Instead, he was fascinated with how ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

More than 40 of these apex predators were recently killed on the shores of North Africa and their overall population is ...

A mysterious shark that may count as the world’s largest predatory fish appears to be in decline off the U.S., prompting a rush to gather as much information as possible about the secretive species, ...

The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea—the majestic whale shark and manta rays—to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water lantern ...

Research started more than two decades ago by Demian Chapman, now the director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research, led to the discovery of a new species of hammerhead shark since ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” ...

A small bioluminescent shark so rare that there are only two specimens in the entire world has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.

A newly described fossil from northern Australia reveals an 8 meter mega-shark that hunted in the age of dinosaurs, long ...