Forecasters already rely on satellites, buoys and hurricane hunter aircraft to monitor ocean conditions. Sharks, however, may ...

Most sharks have five gill slits on either side. But Hexanchus griseus, a giant and mysterious shark species, has an even six ...

From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in ...

Shark attacks happen each year. Though the majority of incidents occur due to mistaken identity, the attacks are a reminder ...

More than 800 researchers and conservationists gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, from May 4-8 for Sharks ...

This image released by Discovery shows a scene from Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier, part of 21 hours of programing celebrating "Shark Week." (Discovery Channel via AP) (Uncredited) JOHNSON ...

Scientists are using tagged sharks as mobile sensors to collect ocean data, improving climate forecasts by up to 40%.

Grace Solevilla-Moreno handling a shark used in one of her recent projects. Many picture a straight line when imagining the path to becoming a marine scientist: bachelor’s, master’s, and then a PhD to ...

A study, published in the Environmental Biology of Fishes on Dec. 4, has revealed that male sharks embrace their romantic partners by diving their teeth into a fin to begin fornication. Footage, ...

Fishermen could soon be allowed to hunt more sharks under Trump team proposal - A third of sharks and rays are threatened ...

Scientists have discovered 1,121 new ocean species in a single year, including a ghost shark, a carnivorous death ball sponge ...

This must be a snorkeler’s worst nightmare! But all animals have to poop somehow and that is as true for whale sharks as for ...