Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Smooth-hound caught in Morecambe, UK. Shot in May 2024 at evening time during high tide. This fish belongs to the shark family, but feeds mostly on crustaceans and has crushing plates instead of ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

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