The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...

Two conservationists working worlds apart have been recognized with the 2026 National Geographic/Buffett Awards for ...

Pulling a seven-foot shark out of the water to flush its stomach is just another day at the office for marine scientists at Oregon State University, who have spent years trying to change public ...

Shark nets aim to catch potentially dangerous sharks close to popular swimming areas. However, this method can also kill ...

“The Jaws Effect” is what scientists call people’s irrational fear of sharks based on Steven Spielberg’s 1975 hit summer movie, “Jaws.” The great white shark in the movie was so terrifying that it ...

By tracking neural crest cells in catshark embryos, researchers discovered that the molecular toolkit behind face-building is ...

Galapagos sharks have been spotted scrubbing off parasites with help from manta rays ...

An endurance athlete is hoping to change minds about sharks by swimming around Martha's Vineyard, just in time for the 50th anniversary of "Jaws." British-South African swimmer Lewis Pugh was the ...

Heidy looking at data while overlooking out into the ocean. In the northernmost waters of the Gulf of California, a ghost drifts through the waves. Seldom seen, almost myth-like, the vaquita is the ...

Source: Graham Casden/with permission. Sharks are fascinating animals with a range of personalities. They suffer from numerous misleading stereotypes and myths and instill fear in many people who so ...