A university student on a fossil-hunting field trip in Dorset made a stunning discovery: a 145-million-year-old jawbone ...

The ocean is a wild habitat where any keen beachgoer could spy a myriad of marine life that comes covered in shells or swims ...

Blue sharks possess a secret hidden in their skin: a sophisticated arrangement of microscopic crystals and pigments that ...

As for the so-called sharktopus, the jury is still out on exactly how or why the cephalopod might have found its onto the Mako shark’s noggin and whether this example truly counts as phoresy or ...

New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces ...

Others, like bluefin tuna, sea bass, stingrays and jellyfish may thrive and expand their range. Frankie Hobro, director of ...

In a study published last month in the journal Ethology, researchers found that electric rays can scare away both tiger and white sharks by zapping them with powerful electric discharges. While ...

The most obvious legacy of "Jaws" is the massive popularity of the shark movie. These range from the incredibly silly, like ...

A rogue peacock is terrorising residents in a small market town - ravaging vegetable patches and waking up the neighbourhood at 4.30am. The anti-social bird, named Percy by locals, is thought to be a ...