Sharks protect ocean ecosystems and store carbon, making them vital allies in the fight against climate change. Learn why ...

Scientists say the video offers a unique look into shark mating behavior—and might also help with conservation efforts.

Scientists analyzed the DNA of commercially available shark meat. The results were alarming for conservation.

Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her ...

You can find shark meat in the United States in certain grocery stores, seafood markets and online — but the type of shark you're buying might not be what you think it is, according to a new study. In ...

A researcher has recorded three sharks in a “threesome”, or ménage à trois, marking a scientific first. Hugo Lassauce, a marine biologist and a researcher from the University of the Sunshine Coast in ...

Researchers at Murdoch University in Western Australia have observed pre-mating behaviours in endangered whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef. For the first time, following and biting behaviours were ...

On a sunny May afternoon in 2024, a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) unwittingly allowed researchers a glimpse into the little-known romantic life of this species. Although these sharks are technically ...

Seeing these dead beasts suspended by their tails elicited a "gallows-like" feeling, he recounts, but not fear. Sharks were ...

Two Indo-Pacific Leopard sharks males observed mating with a female at a reef off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia. Photograph By Hugo Lassauce, Zebra Shark project, New Caledonia, Aquarium des ...