The mysterious Greenland shark has an unusually long lifespan, and scientists are beginning to think they finally know why.
Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any ...
Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, ...
New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...
A shark no larger than a human hand that stalked the ancient sea floor 340 million years ago has been dubbed the “chipmunk ...
Researchers urge stronger protections like fishing limits and habitat conservation to prevent further decline in shark ...
New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in ...
Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...
The literature spanned nearly 150 different shark species caught by different fishing gears. Using this information, they could estimate mortality rates for an additional 341 shark species ...