Researchers have given a scientific name to a new species of deep-sea ghost shark hauled from Pacific waters off Costa Rica at depths reaching roughly half a mile below the surface. The animal, ...

The world's top wildlife trade organization increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win." Signatories to the ...

Researchers identified the fish using a mix of traditional anatomy and modern DNA analysis ...

New assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) show 316 chondrichthyan species – sharks, rays and skates, and chimaeras – are now threatened with extinction. “These ...

A recent shark attack that made headlines around the world due to the viral video footage yesterday has once again piqued the interest of many people regarding some of the scariest animals living in ...

A new acoustic-tracking study in the Gulf of Mexico shows that protecting a place does not necessarily mean protecting the ...

Scientists say different species of shark are becoming more common in southern waters because of the rise in water temperature. Bryce Stewart of the Plymouth-based marine research charity Marine ...

White sharks have been detected for the first time at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, revealing that these ...