"Stranded and fully exposed, the sight offered a rare and striking reminder of the ocean's power and the challenges marine ...

National Park Service researchers have identified a previously unknown shark species in the limestone walls of Mammoth Cave, ...

More extinction, but reef sharks in particular, with a global average decline of 63% in five main shark species living on coral reefs. Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

A whale shark can easily be spotted from the air, cruising just below the surface of the crystal-clear waters of the Indian ...

The number of rays is growing in coral reef ecosystems around the world as overfishing obliterates shark populations. The findings come from a global study using thousands of underwater cameras to ...

The Caribbean reef shark lives in Florida waters and is protected from commercial harvest in U.S. waters. While sharks living on coral reefs have decreased, the number of rays has filled the ...

More than half of known species of coral reef sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to new research that underscores the urgent need for improved regional fisheries and marine ...

Populations of five common reef sharks have endured staggering declines of between 60 percent to 73 percent over the past half-century, a team of about 150 researchers report in the journal ...

Growing up to 7 feet in length, grey reef sharks have attacked eight humans, with one of those encounters being fatal, according to the International Shark Attack File. Sharks that eat grey reef ...

The Greenland shark was said to look old, or ancient-like, which is expected as the species can live almost 400 years, scientists say.

The fire department of Nuka Hiva, the largest of the Marquesas Islands, said about 10 children were playing and jumping in ...

The decline in shark populations has been the topic of research for years now, but a new study in which FIU participated in shows that reef shark numbers are dangerously low. The global number of ...