Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research started more than two decades ago by Demian Chapman, now the director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark ...

Older than dinosaurs and trees, sharks have endured a lot throughout their 450 million years on Earth. They’ve even survived five mass extinctions, including the asteroid that wiped out 75% of life on ...

Diego Cardeñosa has loved sharks ever since he was a child. The Colombia native was never afraid of them when he visited his beloved beach. Instead, he was fascinated with how sharks move through ...

When you think of sharks swimming in Cape Cod, you probably think first of the famous great white. However, Cape Cod waters ...

SEATTLE – There’s a new pair of apex predators in Puget Sound. Two species of shark, one of which is critically endangered in some places, have been found in South Puget Sound, sparking a bit of ...

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

A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

A rare bite into the past. The fossilized tooth of a newly discovered ancient shark species – dating back about 340 million years – has been unearthed in the world’s largest cave system, officials ...

Combining lasers and sharks may sound like a bad idea, but marine ecologists are banking on it to help save some of the ...

This level of precision could mean the difference between guesswork and truly effective recovery.

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service announced Monday. The identification was made ...

Not many scientific studies sound like a Bond film, but ours really does involve lasers, sharks and doctors (of research, not ...