Celebrate Shark Week by meeting some of the prehistoric sharks prowling the museum’s collection Jack Tamisiea For nearly half a billion years, sharks of all shapes and sizes have ruled the deep, ...

A shark so rare it was once thought to be extinct was just spotted off the Welsh coast. The Wildlife Trust of Wales captured footage of the angel shark in Cardigan Bay, the first documented sighting ...

New research is suggesting that not all sharks are the lone, cold, ruthless predators as many films so often depict them.

Sharks are usually thought of as dangerous creatures, but there’s much more to them than just fear. Found in oceans all over the world, sharks come in many shapes and sizes, each adapted to survive in ...

Multiple shark species are home to the Caribbean Sea, helping to create healthy marine ecosystems. The great hammerhead shark possesses a unique profile that creates specific tracking challenges for ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Warming ocean temperatures are attracting more sharks to the Massachusetts coast, biologists say. About a dozen shark species, including mako, dogfish, hammerhead, and great white, are common in the ...