"It's suspected that they use bioluminescence to communicate with each other." This is an Inside Science story. Forget the white whale -- some of the most rarely seen albinos on the planet are ...
Sharks have a branding problem. For many people, the word alone conjures images of horror: sleek predators stalking through ...
Research started more than two decades ago by Demian Chapman, now the director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research, led to the discovery of a new species of hammerhead shark since ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new species of shark in South America. The shovellbill shark, Sphyrna alleni, was hiding in plain sight due to its resemblance to the ...
Two groups of nurse sharks living just 80 km apart are growing at wildly different speeds. And while the faster growth might look like good news, it could actually be a warning sign about how human ...
When I see a great white shark, I am in awe of the enigmatic, powerful apex predator. My life has been dedicated to trying to ...
These “walking sharks” can lay eggs without spending extra energy, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about reproduction.