Sharks are often imagined as massive, powerful predators cruising through open water, but not all sharks are great ...

Sharks have a branding problem. For many people, the word alone conjures images of horror: sleek predators stalking through ...

Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species ...

Sharks and rays are vital to the health and balance of our oceans, shaping entire marine ecosystems integrity in their role ...

Tillamook was atwitter this week over reports that a tagged great white shark was swimming near the Barview Jetty. A ...

A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

Florida researchers have developed a device that repels sharks from longlines, but does not scare off commercially valuable tuna and swordfish.

A new agreement may bring about some change.

Shark and ray populations are struggling across the world due to overfishing and other threats. A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help them recover. The report ...

Sharks are usually associated with vast oceans and deep coastal waters, but a few remarkable species are capable of surviving ...

Two groups of nurse sharks living just 80 km apart are growing at wildly different speeds. And while the faster growth might look like good news, it could actually be a warning sign about how human ...

A drop of seawater may be the key to finding and saving the world’s most elusive hammerhead sharks. A Florida International University (FIU) scientist has developed a powerful new test that can ...