Unintentional catch is a big reason that more than a hundred shark species are threatened with extinction. Yet creating a small electric field around fishing hooks using cheap inputs — zinc and ...

Expedition-based science in Raja Ampat can help protect manta rays and sharks, but only if it prioritizes animal welfare, local leadership and strict limits on growth. Otherwise, even well-intentioned ...

Every egg case examined contained plastic particles, raising urgent questions about how pollution may be affecting sharks ...

In the coastal waters of Florida, this method showed impressive results, reducing shark catch by about two-thirds.

A remarkably preserved 150-million-year-old shark fossil is forcing researchers to reconsider how modern sharks evolved. The species, Bavariscyllium, displays a mix of features that do not align with ...

Shark attacks, in general, are quite rare. You’ve heard the statistics, like recently from actor Chris Hemsworth, who mused: ...

The results of a four-year-trial were obtained by a conservation group under right to information laws.

The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures.

Scientists have recorded the first known footage of a sleeper shark in Antarctic waters, marking a rare sighting.

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible.

A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned to any shark order that exists ...