This video presents a complete timeline of prehistoric sharks, tracing their origins back more than 400 million years. Viewers see how early, primitive species evolved into some of the most efficient ...

A mysterious species of deepwater shark that has been increasingly threatened with extinction for years was thrown a lifeline Friday after the global body that regulates the international endangered ...

A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without anyone ever setting eyes on them — a critical new tool for species fighting for survival. This ...

MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) - After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released ...

Shark and ray populations around the world are under significant threat. According to the IUCN’s 2026 Ocean Travelers: Safeguarding Critical Habitats for Migratory Sharks and Rays report, more than ...

In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what’s now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found. In ...

If you spot shark on a menu or grocery store shelves in the United States, the odds are high that it comes from a critically endangered species. In September of 2025, researchers from the University ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

'It just shows how degraded this ecosystem is,' said Dr. Francesco Ferretti, a lead researcher at Virginia Tech Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025 ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Be cautious at the seafood counter. That’s the message coming from the researchers who conducted a newly released study from the University of North Carolina. After testing ...