Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

In the absence of great white sharks, copper sharks ( Carcharhinus brachyurus) are moving in to fill the vacant ecological ...

From colorful displays to aggressive fights, mating rituals vary widely across the animal kingdom. But one of the strangest comes from male ghost sharks – also known as chimaeras – who use their teeth ...

Teeth are just one factor that put some shark species at the top of the ocean food chain. They can be razor sharp, and number in the hundreds in one shark’s mouth alone. They fall out and grow back at ...

Sharks are known for their razor-sharp teeth, but a new study warns that rising ocean acidity could leave even the sea’s fiercest predators with weaker, more brittle bites. At the heart of the problem ...

SCITUATE, MASS. (WHDH) - A great white shark was spotted off the coast of Scituate weeks ago, flashing its sharp teeth at a camera, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. When AWSC staff ...

A striking deep-sea shark with protruding teeth and large eyes has been caught by a fisherman in Australia, prompting discussion over what species the mysterious animal belongs to. On September 12, ...

Christine Wusylko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Pavlo Antonenko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Most kids have a natural ...

Ocean depths hide sharks with extraordinary features. These creatures, from the Goblin shark's snout to the Thresher shark's ...