National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have unpicked some of the mysteries surrounding the biology and life cycle of the rare and elusive sleeper shark. Pacific sleeper ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

The ancestor of today’s great white shark was thought to be about eight metres long, the authors of a paper published in ...

The shark from "Jaws" is the stuff of legends. The shark from the movie, which returns to theaters this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release, is still a cultural fascination. The ...

Ocean depths hide sharks with extraordinary features. These creatures, from the Goblin shark's snout to the Thresher shark's ...

New research shows that losing threatened requiem shark species could erase millions of years of tooth evolution and squeeze ...

Since Steven Spielberg's “Jaws” in 1975, sharks have boasted a serious pop culture bite. But when it comes to dealing with a trendier toothy menace ... well, we’re going to need a bigger boat. The ...

Young seabirds create a seasonal food source that draws tiger sharks and pushes other sharks to change where and when they ...

Trees first appeared on Earth during the Devonian period, around 385 million years ago, and dinosaurs about 100 million years later, between 250 to 200 million years ago. But you might be surprised to ...

Swimmers, surfers and businesses in Southern California have adapted to life with juvenile great white sharks. Now, researchers who have studied sharks for years are trying to understand their impact ...