When many people think of sharks, they imagine mindless creatures patrolling the ocean in search of anything to eat. They're one of the world's most well-known predators, and the species has been ...

1. Introducing sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras -- What are sharks and how are they classified -- How many kinds of sharks are there -- How did sharks get their name -- Where do shards live -- When ...

Animals are bioindicators, reflecting the state of the world around them. Birds are often early indicators of storms, while ...

Sharks have an excellent sense of smell, but bleeding from a mile away isn't exactly enough to trigger bloodlust.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, the first summer blockbuster made people wonder if it's safe to go in the water. "Jaws" was nightmare fuel for ...

Biodiversity loss isn’t just about losing species — it’s about losing the evolutionary traits and ecological roles that make those species unique. A new study on requiem sharks (Carcharhinus) shows ...

The coastal waters around Cape Town, South Africa, have long teemed with great white sharks. But about 10 years ago carcasses of these feared predators began washing up on beaches with their livers ...

Scientists are using tagged sharks as mobile sensors to collect ocean data, improving climate forecasts by up to 40%.

Are there sharks here? This is a question I hear every day at the Oceanarium at Hampton Beach, even after I give a short talk on which sharks are commonly found in the Gulf of Maine. I guess that ...