A new study analyzing the genomes of nearly 40 sharks found that skates and rays likely evolved from the shark body plan, and that some sharks are actually evolutionarily distinct.

Thirty-three shark and twenty stingray species have been recorded swimming in seas around Greece in the last 90 years.

Australia has just mapped 158 Important Shark and Ray Areas across its waters, identifying the habitats most critical to the ...

Weighing up to 500 pounds and measuring more than 11 feet long, bull sharks are massive apex predators that can live in both saltwater and freshwater. They primarily stick to tropical coastlines and ...

The ocean is full of terrifying creatures, and sharks are just one example. Many of us are familiar with commonly spotted ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...

Learn how whale fossils and embedded shark teeth reveal feeding behavior and scavenging in the Early Pliocene North Sea ecosystem.

Bull sharks, it turns out, have friends. Scientists have increasingly recognized that sharks, once viewed as largely solitary creatures, have relatively complex social bonds. But studying those ...