Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect the critically endangered fish.

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

these seamounts draw in over 40 times the number of sharks as the open ocean. With this in mind, studies suggest that these ...

When scientists in New Zealand checked the footage from an underwater camera, they expected to see a variety of fish and some sharks, and they did. But, much to their surprise, they had also recorded ...

Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows. The study—led by the University of Exeter and the Ascension Island ...

With his magnificent underwater images, Gerardo del Villar wants to rehabilitate the reputation of the ocean’s great ...

Grosmaire grew up spearfishing and making four-hour open ocean swims in French Polynesia—he’s lived here since age 2—and he knows the dangers of swimming with sharks, which kill 10 people ...

museums and others participating in the Ocean Census, a global alliance founded to accelerate the discovery of marine life. New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral ...

The 750,000-gallon Open Ocean exhibit houses hundreds of fish, rays and sharks, and features a 53-foot-long acrylic tunnel that allows you to observe the animals swimming overhead. Visitors can ...