Conservation group ReShark is attempting to “restore balance to the ocean” with what it describes as the world’s first shark ...

New research from James Cook University has made the extraordinary discovery that epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without any measurable rise in energy use. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

No one knows where whale sharks give birth. But a rare encounter with a baby whale shark could help solve one of the oceans' biggest mysteries.

Joel Harrison Gayford, a marine biologist at James Cook University, in Australia, who specializes in research focused on chondrichthyan evolution and ecology, has published a paper in the journal ...

Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives. For around 455 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An endangered species of shark has been observed having "virgin births" ...

In the frigid, lightless depths of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean swims a shark so slow, so cold and so long-lived ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sand tiger shark in an aquarium. (Photo by: BlueRed/REDA/Universal Images ...