New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in ...

Sharks near the Bahamas have now discovered that, although some sharks travel to the east coast of the US, others prefer to ...

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

While some share similarities, others may be vastly different. This also holds true for how sharks reproduce. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Traditionally, sharks, as members of the cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes), were not expected to reproduce via parthenogenesis, with this group thought to exclusively rely on sexual ...

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 ...

New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in the Bahamas shark ...

Overall, very little is known about basking shark reproduction: Only one pregnant female has ever been captured and studied, off Norway in 1943. While being towed, she gave birth to five live pups ...

The first documented “virgin birth” by a Burmese python, the world’s longest snake, was recorded in 2012 at the Louisville ...

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.

A huge variety of animals produce eggs. These help to protect and provide for offspring as they develop. There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give ...