Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef ...

Two conservationists working worlds apart have been recognized with the 2026 National Geographic/Buffett Awards for ...

Galapagos sharks have been spotted scrubbing off parasites with help from manta rays ...

The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...

Orcas in the southern Gulf of California have been recorded working in coordinated teams to ram, flip, and fatally bleed out ...

As of 2021, Caribbean reef sharks are categorized as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. To protect them, we need to stop ...

Shark nets aim to catch potentially dangerous sharks close to popular swimming areas. However, this method can also kill ...

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of Earth’s rarest and most elusive sharks. It’s also one of the weirdest. With ...

A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and cancer resistance.

Experts have dismissed one method as a solution to stop an unprecedented cluster of shark attacks, saying it simply doesn’t ...

The world's longest-lived vertebrate puzzled scientists for decades, until radioactive carbon released by thermonuclear ...