Yes, the shark population has increased. But the threat is minimal and, in truth, sharks have always been swimming around us, ...

While "Jaws" made people fear sharks, it's predatory humans — such as those in Mexico's shark fin trade — that sharks should ...

How Cats Tricked Humans Into Domesticating Them (and Why They Still Run the Show) ...

Long known only as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Saint Helena is in fact a sanctuary of rare biodiversity, dramatic ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

These top predators eat smaller animals, balancing the populations of fish and other marine life. For example, sharks protect ...

A tiny shark named Yoko is making waves—not just at the Shreveport Aquarium, where she was born, but in the scientific ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as ...

Several proposals seeking greater protection of more than 70 shark and ray species from commercial trade were raised this ...