The dwarf lanternshark was discovered decades ago by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s research vessel Oregon. The discovery (along with a second species of lanternshark) was published in a 1985 ...

We’ve all heard of the world’s most massive sharks, both past and present. The megalodon, the great white shark, and the whale shark get most of the attention, but did you know that there are a ...

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

When people think of dangers at the beaches and oceans around the world, dangerous types of sharks are typically what comes to mind. They may know to beware of great whites or to watch out for bull ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- There was some excitement on Coney Island Saturday when people spotted a small shark swimming along the shore. Lifeguards cleared the water because there were swimmers ...

Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

Cookiecutter sharks small but fearless; attacks still rare. July 6, 2011 — -- A small shark that's as nasty as it is fearless, attacking everything from Navy submarines to killer whales, has been ...

Introducing the glow in the dark pocket shark. No, it isn’t a new toy from Mattel or Disney’s next cartoon character. It’s a real live species discover in the Gulf of Mexico! This incredibly tiny ...