A team of researchers from Florida Atlantic University discovered that wild blacktip sharks possess the ability to detect low ...

Along Brazil’s coast, the EcoShark project is studying sharks from multiple angles, from satellite tracking and genetics to ...

Wild blacktip sharks can detect low-frequency sounds from nearly 250 feet away, according to experiments conducted off the ...

Sharktober is a free event Saturday featuring researchers, scientists and students presenting their stories and discoveries ...

One-third of shark species are at risk of extinction, yet scientists still lack basic data on their habitats, populations, and trends. To solve this, researchers at Virginia Tech, Stanford University, ...

The value of eDNA goes beyond white sharks. It’s proving to be a low-cost, noninvasive way to detect rare species and fill in knowledge gaps that traditional methods often can’t. Most people don’t ...

Rarely seen but often noticed, the cookiecutter shark is named for the distinctive wounds it leaves behind. Instead of tearing flesh, the small shark removes neat, circular plugs of meat that resemble ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thresher sharks are carnivorous and primarily feed on small fish and squid. They use their tails to herd their prey and then ...

The fear of sharks appears to have been ingrained in children of every generation since "Jaws" first hit theaters in 1975. While shark attacks on humans are incredibly rare, a deeply-embedded sense of ...

An unlikely partnership in East Lombok turns shark hunting into a ecotourism venture. When a passionate shark conservationist partners with one of the top shark hunters in East Lombok, Indonesia to ...