Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized ...

Could protecting one shark species be quietly saving others in the same habitat? Recent observations suggest that efforts to ...

Trees first appeared on Earth during the Devonian period, around 385 million years ago, and dinosaurs about 100 million years later, between 250 to 200 million years ago. But you might be surprised to ...

Off the coast of Australia, scientists have discovered something extraordinary — hybrid sharks. These unique creatures are ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.(WRIC) – There are different types of sharks that can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay that people in Virginia should be on the lookout for. Some of the most ...

Did you know that several shark species inhabit the waters around Beaufort County? Although the species and their populations are ever-changing throughout the year, depending on the season, some are ...

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of sharks ...

There were a handful of incidents last summer where Long Island beachgoers were bit by sharks. While this may feel scary for swimmers, wildlife officials say it’s a great sign that the number of ...

An endangered species of shark has been observed having "virgin births" for the first time. Two of these common smooth-hound sharks (Mustelus mustelus) were seen giving birth to their young without ...

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized ...