History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

New research has revealed that ancient people in southern Arabia dined on an apex predator — sharks. The study, recently published in the journal Antiquity, centers on a tomb in Wadi Nafūn, an ...

Sleeper sharks live extraordinarily long lives and can thrive in near-freezing ocean temperatures near Earth's poles.

Researchers filmed a 10-to-13-foot sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands, in what may be the first recording of the ...

A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help shark and ray populations recover following decades of overfishing. The areas, each of which hosts key activities such ...

The delicious tuna and swordfish that ends up on plates across South Florida puts a dent in more than just your wallet — catching them puts a dent in global shark populations. It’s common for sharks ...

A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.

A barnacle evolved into a parasite and drills into sharks in the deep waters of Norway to feed and survive in silence.

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Shark Stranding Network is launching a statewide initiative bringing scientists, volunteers, and coastal communities together to study and document sharks ...

A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the water, each slow, deliberate sweep of the powerful tail driving a body ...