Sharks
South Africa's plan to protect sharks needs an urgent update
Sharks grow slowly and produce few young compared to bony fishes. In many cases, this means that their populations are fished out faster than can be...
11 days ago
Sharks
Watch: Sharks tuck into whale-sized meal in Hawaii
Sharks having a whale of a time.
one month ago
Sharks
Watch: Floating whale carcass becomes all-you-can-eat buffet for great whites and other sharks
Plenty to go around.
3 months ago
Sharks
Giant ancient sharks had enormous babies that ate their siblings in the womb
New fossil detective work sheds light on the life of megalodon, the biggest predatory shark ever discovered.
5 months ago
Sharks
Incredible drone footage helps dispel myths about great white sharks
"I am amazed at just how little attention it shows in the surfers."
11 months ago
Sharks
Watch: Harmless whale shark scares Israeli beachgoers
"He's going for that woman!" Nope, he's going for the plankton ...
11 months ago
New Species
These sharks evolved for walking and that's just what they'll do
Four species of walking sharks have been discovered off the coast of northern Australia and New Guinea.
one year ago
Sharks
Are we ready for shark conservation to succeed?
Successful conservation means more sharks, which is great for the health of the ocean but could also be problematic in a few important ways. Here’s...
one year ago
Sharks
Shark Awareness Day: Can you guess the shark by its silhouette?
It's a lineup of iconic species to test your shark ID skills. And there's a catch: you've only got silhouettes to go on.
one year ago
Sharks
Researchers tagged a deep-sea shark in its natural habitat and the footage is pretty crazy
Prowling the depths of the deep ocean is an almost prehistoric predator.
one year ago
Sharks
Watch: Shark gets swallowed whole by wreckfish in deep-sea feeding frenzy
If there's one lesson that the ocean is determined to teach us it's that there's always a bigger fish.
one year ago
Sharks
Are sharks being attacked by killer whales off Cape Town's coast?
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
2 years ago
Sharks
Watch a tiny shark embryo wriggling inside its egg casing
Here's a rare peek at a live shark embryo wriggling inside its egg casing.
2 years ago
Sharks
Watch: Family works together to save entangled whale shark in Hawaii
“It’s a family story.”
2 years ago
Sharks
Whale sharks gather at a few specific locations around the world – now we know why
Why do whale sharks come together at just 20 locations around the globe?
2 years ago
