Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

Currently, 17 species of oceanic sharks are protected by retention bans, policies that require fishermen to release any ...

Research shows that catch-and-release policies aren’t enough to slow the trend In a nutshell Catch-and-release policies help but aren’t enough. While retention bans reduce shark deaths, many species ...

Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant ...

Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

The Greenland shark likes to stick around, with some estimates suggesting a lifespan of more than 500 years – and a new study ...

Shark lab researchers say they have a mountain of tracking data that shows juvenile great whites, some as long as nine feet, ...

The shark’s ability to maintain genomic stability over centuries may be attributed to a suite of enhanced DNA repair enzymes.

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists agree. This illustration of megalodon may be wrong. The ancient ...

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 ...