A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

Nature is full of mysteries, especially when it comes to wildlife. New species are discovered every year, and unexpected variations often appear in familiar ones. Sometimes, these discoveries aren't ...

A shimmering yellow-orange shark hauled from the Caribbean waters off Central America has forced scientists to rethink what ...

MIAMI, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without ever setting eyes on them — a critical new tool for species ...

Researchers in Rhode Island captured a great white shark swimming through the waters off Block Island last month. Cameras set up on the seabed on by the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI), a nonprofit ...

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A tiny shark named Yoko is making waves — not just at the Shreveport Aquarium, where she was born, but in the scientific community around the world. While shark ...

Off the western coast of the United Kingdom, conservationists attached some bait to an underwater camera, dropped the contraption to the seabed and waited. When they eventually watched the footage, it ...

A rare shark couple found for the first time off the coast of Australia may force a rethink of the species' range. Two years ago, a sport fisherman caught a pair of rare sharks off Rottnest Island in ...