On Shark Awareness Day, the Shark Trust unveils the 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year winners, highlighting stunning images ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Several proposals seeking greater protection of more than 70 shark and ray species from commercial trade were raised this ...

More information: Colby J. Bignell et al, Satellite tracking reveals sex-specific differences in the geographical and vertical habitat use of Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Eastern Indian ...

Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

As Jaws celebrates its 50th anniversary, Science News explores the vast range of shark sizes, from megaladon to the dwarf lanternshark.

Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia ...

Experts say a juvenile sand tiger shark likely bit a 20-year-old woman whiLe she was wading in the surf at Jones Beach State Park on Wednesday afternoon, New York State authorities said.

The largest tagged great white shark on record in the Atlantic Ocean resurfaced off the coast of North Carolina this week, scientists said ...

Scientists have long suspected the fish can travel by sensing the magnetic field, but no one knew how—until now.

It’s common knowledge that surfing in Florida comes with the risk of shark interaction, especially with regards to New Smyrna Beach, aka the “shark bite capital of the world.” But the shark ...

Shark scientists on Cape Cod have discovered that sharks behave differently depending on which side of the Cape they swim in.