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.

Sharks are some of the most visually distinct species of all animals, from the unforgettably imposing great white with its impressive jaws and unsettling dead eyes, to the hammerhead shark and its ...

Juvenile great white shark caught in Spain, scientists believe it could reveal a possible hidden nursery in the Mediterranean.

A Florida fishing captain got a rare glimpse of a giant great white shark off the state’s coast, capturing the encounter on ...

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

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A tiny shark named Yoko is making waves — not just at the Shreveport Aquarium, where she was born, but in the scientific community around the world. While shark ...

A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species' range. Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in ...